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1 RESOLUTION NO. 08-236
2 FILE NO.: EVALUATION AND APPRAISAL REPORT
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4 A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF ST.
5 LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA, ADOPTING THE EVALUATION AND
6 APPRAISAL REPORT FOR THE ST. LUCIE COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE
7 PLAN BASED UPON RECOMMENDATIONS CONTAINED IN THE
8 REPORT; AND APPROVING TRANSMITTAL OF THE REPORT TO THE
9 FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS IN ACCORDANCE
10 WITH SECTION 163.3191, FLORIDA STATUTES.
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12 WHEREAS, the Florida Legislature intends that local planning be a continuous and ongoing
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15 WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners has adopted the S1. Lucie County
16 Comprehensive Plan, Ordinance No. 90-1 on January 9, 1990; and
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18 WHEREAS, Section 163.3191, Florida Statutes, directs local governments to periodically assess
19 the success or failure of the adopted plan to adequately address changing conditions and state
20 policies and rules; and
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22 WHEREAS, Section 163.3191, Florida Statutes, directs local governments to adopt needed
23 amendments to ensure that the plan provides appropriate policy guidance for growth and
24 development; and
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26 WHEREAS, on September 25, 2008, the S1. Lucie County Local Planning Agency held a public
27 hearing, after publishing notice of this hearing on September 15, 2008, to review the Evaluation
28 and Appraisal Report for the S1. Lucie County Comprehensive Plan, and provide for public
29 participation in the process, and following the public hearing voted 6-1 to recommend the Board
30 of County Commissioners adopt the Evaluation and Appraisal Report of the S1. Lucie County
31 Comprehensive Plan, as amended during the public hearing, and to transmit it to the Florida
32 Department of Community Affairs with a favorable recommendation; and
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34 WHEREAS, on October 21, 2008, the Board of County Commissioners held a public hearing after
35 publishing notice of this hearing on October 10, 2008, to review the Evaluation and Appraisal
36 Report, and provide for comments and public participation in the process in accordance with the
37 requirements of state law and the procedures adopted for public participation in the planning
38 process, following which the Board voted unanimously to continue the hearing to Tuesday,
39 October 28, 2008.
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41 WHEREAS, on October 28, 2008, the Board of County Commissioners re-opened the public
42 hearing to review the Evaluation and Appraisal Report, and provide for comments and public
43 participation in the process in accordance with the requirements of state law and the procedures
44 adopted for public participation in the planning. process.
FileNo: 2008 Evaluation and Appraisal Report
October 28,2008
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of S1. Lucie
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A. The Board does hereby adopt the Evaluation and Appraisal Report for the S1. Lucie
County Comprehensive Plan, attached here as Exhibit A.
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The Board does hereby state its intention to amend the S1. Lucie County Comprehensive
Plan in accordance with the recommendations contained in the Evaluation and Appraisal
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The Board does hereby approve transmittal of the Evaluation and Appraisal Report to the
Department of Community Affairs for the purpose of a sufficiency review in accordance
with Section 163.3191, Florida Statutes.
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This resolution shall become effective immediately upon its passage.
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All resolutions and parts of resolutions in conflict herewith are repealed.
After motion and second, the vote on this resolution was as follows:
Chairman Joseph E. Smith
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Vice Chaiman Paula A. Lewis
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Commissioner Doug Coward
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Commissioner Chris Craft
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Commissioner Charles Grande
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PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 28th Day of October, 2008.
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Exhibit A
Evaluation and Appraisal Report
FileNo: 2008 Evaluation and Appraisal Report
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Resolution No. 08-236
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Exhibit A
Is available for review in the
Growth Management Department
2300 Virginia Avenue
Ft. Pierce, Florida 34982
772-462-2822
St. Lucie County
Evaluation and Appraisal
Report (EAR)
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Submitted by
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St. Lucie County Evaluation and Appraisal Report (EAR)
Section and Page
Chapter 1 Introduction and Local Issues.................................................................... 1-1
Introduction ................................... ............................................................................... 1-1
Pu rpose........ ... ... ... ....... . ... .... .... .. .. ... . ...... . . .. .. . ... .... .... .. ..... ...... .. ..... ... . .... ... . .. . . . .. .. ... 1-1
Public Participation Process........ ......... .......... ... ..... ...... ................... .................. ... 1-2
Scope of Work.............. ................ ..... ................. ..... ........... ........ .......... ................ 1-2
Local Issues Identified .............. ................................................................................... 1-4
A. Environmental / Sustainability / Conservation Issues............................................ 1-6
A 1. Protection of the Indian River Lagoon............................................................ 1-6
A2. Land use compatibility with water quality restoration efforts......................... 1-10
A3. Incorporation of green standards.................................................................. 1-12
A4. Habitat protection on a County-wide and regional basis............................... 1-14
B. General Development and Drainage / Utilities / Water / Concurrency................. 1-16
B 1. Water supply and facilities for projected population...................................... 1-16
C. Land Use.... .......... ...... ..... ................ .................................................................... 1-18
C1. Airport and development compatibility.......................................................... 1-18
C2. Neighborhood blight and the need for neighborhood planning .....................1-21
C3. Prepare for the addition of a Historic Preservation Element......................... 1-23
C4. Hotel density on Hutchinson Island .............................................................. 1-25
D. Economic Development ........ ......... ............. ....................................................... 1-28
D1. Encourage job creation and economic development...... ....... ............ .... ....... 1-28
D2. Review of County affordable housing strategies.......................................... 1-31
E. Traffic Circulation ........ ............ .......................... ................................................. 1-34
E1. Regional transportation goals .......................................................................1-34
E2. Incorporation of transit guidelines................................................................. 1-37
F. Coastal Management ...... ............................. .............................. .......... .............. 1-39
F 1. Protection of beach and beach dune system................................................ 1-39
G. Agriculture / Rural/Western Lands ....................................................................1-44
G1. Incorporation of new County policies regarding rural and
agricultural lands ................................................................................................ 1-44
H. Capital Improvements ........................................................................................ 1-48
H1. Concurrency managements and timing of infrastructure improvements....... 1-48
H2. Consideration of alternate park level of service standards ........................... 1-50
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I. Intergovernmental Coordination........................................................................... 1-53
11. Intergovernmental coordination of the County and municipalities ..................1-53
12. Ensure incorporation of the Port Master Plan................................................ 1-55
Chapter 2 Evaluation and Appraisal Report Requirements ...................................... 2-1
Population Estimates........................................................................................... 2-1
Changes in Land Area.......................... ....................................................... ........ 2-1
Vacant Land for Future Development ..................................................................2-3
Demands of Growth on I nfrastructu re .................................................................. 2-8
Pa rks ......................................................................................................... 2-8
Potable Water............................................................................................ 2-8
Coordination of Water Supply Plan .........................................................2-11
Sanitary Sewer........................................................................................ 2-12
Stormwater and Drainage Facilities......................................................... 2-14
Sol id Waste............................................................................................. 2-15
Transportation and Concurrency............................................................ 2-17
School Capacity and Location/Coordination............................................ 2-56
Government Building Space and Facilities .............................................. 2-57
Chapter 3 Successes and Shortcomings of each Element of the Plan ....................3-1
Future Land Use Element .................................................................................... 3-1
Transportation Element......... ................ ..................... ..... ........ ... '" .......... ...... .......3-2
Housi ng Element.................................................................................................. 3-5
Infrastructure Element...... .................................................................................... 3-8
Potable Water Sub- Element .....................................................................3-8
Solid Waste Sub- Element......................................................................... 3-8
Drainage and Natural Groundwater Aquifer Recharge Element................ 3-8
Sanitary Sewer Sub- Element................................................................... 3-9
Coastal Management Element ... ... .....................................................................3-10
Conservation Element........................................................................................ 3-12
Recreation and Open Space Element................................................................ 3-14
I ntergovernmental Coordination Element .......................................................... 3-18
Capital Improvements Element... ..................... ................. ... ..... ... ..... ....... .... ......3-19
Econom ic Element............................................................................................. 3-19
Port Sub-Element...................................................... ....... ................................. .3-22
Rural Land Stewardship Overlay Sub-Element......... .......... ...............................3-23
Chapter 4 Matrix for Evaluating Plan Objectives ....................................................... 4-1
Future Land Use Element................................................................................... 4-1
Transportation Element............................................................................ ..........4-36
Housi ng Element................................................................................................ 4-60
Infrastructure Element ...... ..... ................. ........ ........ ..... ................ .......... ... ... .......4-70
Potable Water Sub- Element... ............. ........................... ............. ...... .....4-70
Solid Waste Sub- Element... ................... ..... ..... .... .......... .............. ...........4-82
Drainage Sub- Element ........................... ................ ..... ................ ........... 4-84
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Sanitary Sewer Sub- Element ................................................................. 4-91
Coastal Management Element...................................,..................................... 4-102
Conservation Element ... ... ...... .... ...... ..... ... ...... ...... ......... ........ ...... ..... ........ ..... ...4-135
Recreation and Open Space Element.............................................................. 4-170
Intergovernmental Coordination Element ........................................................ 4-178
Capital Improvements Element........................................................................ 4-183
Economic Element..................,........................,............................................... 4-212
Port Sub-Element........................................................................ ...... ............. ..4-224
Rural Land Stewardship Overlay Sub-Element..................................... ........ ...4-240
Chapter 5 Assessment of Changes to Florida Statutes and State and
Regional Policy Plans.............................................. ..................................................... 5-1
Chapter 6 Conclusions and Proposed Revisions ......................................................6-1
Appendix A Major Issues
Appendix B EAR Scope of Work DCA Letter
Appendix CSt. Lucie Evaluation and Appraisal Report Letter
Tables
1.1 Hutchinson Island District Maximum Residential Densities.................................. ...1-26
1.2 Site Guidelines for Community Outdoor Recreation Resources and Facilities.........1-50
2.1A St. Lucie County Population Projections..................................... ......................... ...2-1
2.1 B Population Change from 1980 to 2007..................................... ........................... .. .2-1
2.2 Annexation by Municipality January 2002 to September 2008............................... ...2-2
2.3 Existing Land Uses (Unincorporated St. Lucie County.............................................. 2-2
2.4 Vacant Land by Future Land Use..................................... ...................................... ...2-3
2.5 Vacant Residential........ ........... ....... ........... ............. ................................,.............. . ..2-4
2.6 Future Land Uses 2008. ........., ..... .......... ....................... ..... ..... ............................. .....2-5
2.7A Future Land Use Changes................................................................................... ...2-6
2.7B Summary of Future Land Use Changes from January 2002 to September
2008.. .. .. .. .. . .. .. . .. .. . .. . .. . .. .. .. .... ........................................................................................ ...2 - 7
2.8 Population and Potable Water Demand Projection..................................... ........... .. .2-9
2.9 Existing and Future Water Treatment Facilities.................................................... ...2-10
2.10 Potable Water Capital Improvement Projects..................................................... .. .2-1 0
2.11 Existing and Future Wastewater Treatment Facilities..................................... ... ...2-13
2.12 Stormwater Master Plan Level of Service Standards..................................... .... ...2-14
2.13 St. Lucie County Bailing and Recycling Facility Planned Land Allocation..............2-16
2.14 SIS Facilities in St. Lucie County..................................... .................................. ...2-18
2.15 Level of Service Standards for Urban and Non-Urban Roadways in St. Lucie
County..... ... .. .... ... .. ..... ...... .. ... .. . ... .... . ..... ... ........... .... . ... ... ......... .... .. ... ... ........ .... . ... .. .. ... ...2-22
2.16 Roadways Existing Peak Hour Peak Direction Level of Service Analysis..............2-23
2.17 State Roadway Projects...................... ............... .......,................................."..... . ..2-42
2.18 Projects on County Roadways..................................... ...................................... ...2-46
2.19 Future 2030 Level of Service Analysis St. Lucie County........................................2-48
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2.20 Summary of St. Lucie County Public Schools..................................... ............... ...2-51
2.21 LOS Analysis - County Administrative and Maintenance Space.......................... .2-52
2.22 LOS Analysis - County Judicialf Courthouse Spaces..................................... . ...2-53
2.23 LOS Analysis - County Corrections Space..................................... ................... ...2-54
2.24 Level of Service Analysis - County Library Space..................................... ........ .. .2-55
2.25 Level of Service Analysis - County Library Volume..................................... ...... ...2-55
3.1 St. Lucie County - Units by Vacancy and Occupancy Status, 2000....................... ...3-6
3.2 St. Lucie County - Number of Units by Type, Summary 2000....................... ........ ...3-6
3.3 St. Lucie County - Households by Tenure, 2005....................... ............................ ...3-6
3.4 St. Lucie County - Housing Condition Characteristics....................... .................... ...3-6
3.5 St. Lucie County - Households by Tenure and Cost Burden, 2005....................... ...3-6
3.6 Park Level of Service Projections......................................................................... ...3-16
5.1 Changes in Chapter 163, Florida Statutes....................... ...................................... .. .5-3
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1. Introduction and Local Issues
St. Lucie County adopted its Comprehensive Plan in 1990. The first Evaluation and
Appraisal Report (EAR) was adopted on January 28, 1998 and was found sufficient by the
Florida Department of Community Affairs. St. Lucie County adopted corresponding EAR-
based amendments to the Comprehensive Growth Management Plan in 2002. This report
is the second Evaluation and Appraisal Report (EAR) of the St. Lucie County
Comprehensive Plan,
Purpose
The Local Growth Management Comprehensive Planning and Land Development
Regulation Act, Chapter 163, Part II of the Florida Statutes (F.S.) requires local governments
to evaluate and assess the overall performance of their Comprehensive Plans at least every
seven years. Accordingly, the purpose of the EAR is to:
· Identify major issues (current and future) for the County;
. Assess how the Comprehensive Plan has guided growth and development since its
2002 EAR-based amendments;
. Identify and evaluate changing conditions and trends, as they relate to the major
issues identified;
· Assess both successes and shortcomings of the plan; and
. Identify changes to the Plan to effectively manage growth and impacts into the next
15-20 years.
This assessment will give guidance to the County so that the Comprehensive Plan may be
amended in order to meet current statutory requirements and incorporate the County's
current vision. These EAR-based amendments are expected to occur according to the
following schedule:
Schedule for Adoption of EAR-Based Amendments:
May 2010
EAR Adoption
DCA Sufficiency Determination
Prepare Amendments Package
Public meetings on proposed
transmit to DCA
Adopt EAR-Based Amendments
Amendments and
October 2008
December 2008
March-August 2009
September-December 2009
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Public Participation Process
Four scoping meetings were held in October and November 2007 to receive input from
residents on their likes, dislikes, and concerns about the Comprehensive Plan. The purpose
of the meetings was to assist in the development of a Major Issues list for the Evaluation
and Appraisal Report (EAR). One of the scoping meetings focused on input from the
County's advisory committees.
Taking into consideration both public input from the four scoping meetings as well as input
from County staff and agencies that review Comprehensive Plans, a draft Major Issues list
was compiled for consideration by the St. Lucie County Planning and Zoning Commission/
Local Planning Agency (LPA). In a workshop on January 10, 2008, the Planning and Zoning
Commission approved the list with the addition of the following topics to be considered in the
Evaluation and Appraisal Report:
· Intergovernmental coordination of county and municipalities
· Neighborhood blight and the need for neighborhood planning
· Ensure incorporation of the Port Master Plan
. Review of County affordable housing strategies
· Prepare for the addition of a Historic Preservation Element
On January 25, 2008, the St. Lucie County Board of County Commissioners held a second
workshop on the Major Issues list. At this meeting, the Commission approved the list as
recommended by the Planning and Zoning Commission with the addition of considering
hotel density on Hutchinson Island as a major issue. Public comments were received at
both workshops on the Major Issues list.
Scope of Work
The following outlines the required content of an Evaluation and Appraisal Report according
to Chapter 163 of the Florida Statutes:
(a) Population growth and changes in land area since the adoption of the original
plan or the most recent update amendments.
(b) The extent of vacant and developable land.
(c) The financial feasibility of implementing the Comprehensive Plan and of providing
needed infrastructure to achieve and maintain adopted level-of-service standards
and sustain concurrency management systems through the capital improvements
element, as well as the ability to address infrastructure backlogs and meet the
demands of growth on public services and facilities.
(d) Location of development as anticipated in the original plan, or in the plan as
amended by the most recent evaluation and appraisal report update amendments,
such as within areas designated for urban growth.
(e) An identification of the major issues for the County and, where pertinent, the
potential social, economic, and environmental impacts.
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(f) Relevant changes to the state comprehensive plan, the requirements of this part,
the minimum criteria contained in chapter 9J-5, Florida Administrative Code, and the
appropriate strategic regional policy plan since the adoption of the original plan or the
most recent evaluation and appraisal report update amendments.
(g) An assessment of whether the plan objectives within each element, as they relate
to major. issues, have been achieved. The report shall include, as appropriate,
identification as to whether unforeseen or unanticipated changes in circumstances
have resulted in problems or opportunities with respect to major issues identified in
each element and the social, economic, and environmental impacts of the issue.
(h) A brief assessment of successes and shortcomings related to each element of
the plan including a brief overview of each element.
(i) The identification of any actions or corrective measures, including whether plan
amendments are anticipated to address the major issues identified and analyzed in
the report. Such identification shall include, as appropriate, new population
projections, new revised planning timeframes, a revised future conditions map or
map series, an updated capital improvements element, and any new and revised
goals, objectives, and policies for major issues identified within each element. This
paragraph shall not require the submittal of the plan amendments with the evaluation
and appraisal report.
U) A summary of the public participation program and activities undertaken by the
County in preparing the report.
(k) The coordination of the comprehensive plan with existing public schools.
(I) The extent to which the County has been coordinating water supply planning with
land successful in identifying alternative water supply projects and traditional water
supply projects. including conservation and reuse, necessary to meet the water
needs identified in 373.0361 (2)(a) within the County's jurisdiction. The report will
evaluate the degree to which the County has implemented the work plan for building
public, private, and regional water supply facilities, including the development of
alternative water supplies identified in the element as necessary to serve existing
and new development.
(m) If any of the jurisdiction of the local government is located within the coastal
high-hazard area, an evaluation of whether any past reduction in land use density
impairs the property rights of current residents when redevelopment occurs,
including, but not limited to, redevelopment following a natural disaster.
(p) An assessment of the extent to which changes are needed to develop a
common methodology for measuring impacts on transportation facilities for the
purpose of implementing its concurrency management system in coordination with
the municipalities and counties.
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Please note that the following sections of 163.3191 are not applicable to the Evaluation and
Appraisal Report of the St. Lucie County Comprehensive Growth Management Plan: (n)
regarding compatibility with military stations and (0) regarding concurrency exception areas.
Local Issues Identified
Florida Statues require local governments to address the subjects within the Comprehensive
Plan that are important issues for the community. To this effect, subject matter to be
considered in the 2008 EAR was determined through input from the public, the Planning and
Zoning Commission, the Board of County Commissioners, County staff, and agencies that
review comprehensive plans.
On March 28, 2008, St. Lucie County requested a Memorandum of Understanding from the
Department of Community Affairs based upon the above scope and the following major
issues:
A. Environmental I Sustainability I Conservation Issues
1. Protection of the I ndian River Lagoon
2. Land use compatibility with water quality restoration efforts
3. Incorporation of green standards
4. Habitat protection on a County-wide and regional basis
B. General Development and
Drainage I Utilities I Water I Concurrency
1. Water supply and facilities for projected population
C. Land Use
1. Airport and development compatibility
2. Neighborhood blight and the need for neighborhood planning
3. Prepare for the addition of a Historic Preservation Element
4. Hotel density on Hutchinson Island
D. Economic Development
1. Encourage job creation and economic development
2. Review of County affordable housing strategies
E. Traffic Circulation
1. Regional transportation goals
2. Incorporation of transit guidelines
F. Coastal Management
1. Protection of beach and beach dune system
G. Agriculture f Ruralf Western Lands
1. Incorporation of new County policies regarding rural and agricultural lands
H. Capital Improvements
1. Concurrency management and timing of infrastructure improvements
2. Consideration of alternate park level of service standards.
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I. Intergovernmental Coordination
1. Intergovernmental coordination of the County and municipalities
2. Ensure incorporation of the Port Master Plan
On April 24, 2008 the Department of Community Affairs reviewed the Scope of Work and
Local Issues and asked the County to include the following within items in the report:
. The need to balance jobs and housing and to consider regional economic
coordination on economic development efforts
. Planning issues in rural and in agricultural areas of the County
. Hurricane evacuation and coastal high hazard areas based on Section
163.3178(2)(h) and (9), Florida Statutes.
. Transportation issues including transit locations, land uses and densities and
intensities in transit locations; the need for other multimodal facilities (other types
of transit and a bicycle and pedestrian network): new east-west road corridors
and protection of road rights-of-ways, and the need for improved coordination
with other local governments, state and regional agencies, including metropolitan
planning organizations to address transportation issues.
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A. Environmental I Sustainabilitv I Conservation Issues
A.1. Protection of the Indian River Lagoon
Define/Describe the Issue. How does the past compare to the present with respect to the
issue? How was the issue treated in the existing plan?
Between the barrier islands and the coastal ridge (or mainland) lies the Indian River Lagoon
(IRL), a linear estuarine system that extends along more than a third of Florida's east coast.
Numerous freshwater wetlands and sloughs undergo a transition into riverine systems that
connect directly to the IRL. The IRL extends over 155 miles from Ponce de Leon Inlet in
Volusia County south to Jupiter Inlet in Palm Beach County. The lagoon interacts with the
saline waters of the Atlantic Ocean through the Sebastian, Fort Pierce, St. Lucie, and Jupiter
inlets, providing tidal exchange with fresh water discharged into the lagoon from the
Sebastian, St. Lucie, and Loxahatchee rivers.
The IRL provides a higher species diversity than in any other estuary in North America. Due
to the distinct characteristics of this system, portions of the IRL have been designated as
Aquatic Preserves. The North Fork St. Lucie Aquatic Preserve was adopted under Florida
Statutes Sections 258.35 - 258.46 by the State of Florida on May 22, 1984. The preserve is
located in St. Lucie and Martin Counties. Its southern boundary falls within the St. Lucie
Estuary and its northern boundary is Midway Road in Fort Pierce. The Indian River - Vero
Beach to Fort Pierce Aquatic Preserve was adopted under Florida Statutes, Sections
258.35 - 258.46 by the State of Florida on October 21, 1969. The Vero Beach to Fort
Pierce Aquatic Preserve extends from the southern Vero Beach corporate limit (Indian
River County) to the north A1A bridge at Fort Pierce (St. Lucie County). The Vero Beach to
Fort Pierce Aquatic Preserve is 12 miles long and encompasses approximately 11,000
acres of surface water area. These Aquatic Preserves are managed by the Florida
Department of Environmental Protection, Office of Coastal and Aquatic Managed Areas.
The natural hydrologic regime of the IRL has been heavily influenced over the years by
human activities. Residential and commercial construction in the late 1800s and early 1900s
increased the need for inlets to increase commerce. To accommodate these needs, the St.
Lucie I nlet was opened in the late 1800s resulting in greater exchange of water with the
Atlantic Ocean. The Fort Pierce Inlet, part of the federal Fort Pierce Harbor Navigation
Project, was initially created in 1938 and deepened in 1996. Since 1978, maintenance
dredging of the Fort Pierce entrance channel has been conducted with disposal of the beach
compatible dredged material on the adjacent downdrift beach south of the inlet. Construction
of a spur jetty attached to the south jetty was completed in 1997. In the early 1900s,
extensive drainage canals were constructed for agricultural purposes, and flood control
projects were initiated in the 1930s following several destructive hurricanes. In the 1930s
and 1950s much of the lagoon salt marsh was impounded for mosquito control purposes
and the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway was expanded and deepened to allow for more
navigable waterways, both of which further altered the hydrology of the IRL.
Most of the development in the watershed predates the required Best Management
Practices for stormwater run-off; unpretreated run-off is still a non-point source water quality
issue for the lagoon. The County can now limit the specific and cumulative impacts of
development or redevelopment upon water quality by requiring that surface water
management systems be designed and operated consistent with state, federal, and regional
standards and the County's adopted level of service.
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The Indian River Lagoon South Plan (IRL - South Plan) is a component of the federal
Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Program (CERP). The final IRL-South project
Implementation report for this plan is now available. The primary objective of this plan is the
restoration, preservation, and protection of the Indian River Lagoon (IRL), the St. Lucie
River, the St. Lucie Estuary and the associated watershed while providing for other water
related needs of the region. Several features of the overall IRL-South Plan fall within St.
Lucie County; specifically these include the C-23/24 North Reservoir, the C-23/24 South
Reservoir, the C-23/24 Stormwater Treatment Area, the Cypress Creek Complex - Natural
Storage and Treatment Area, the C-25 Reservoir, the C-25 Stormwater Treatment Area, the
North Fork Floodplain Restoration and the Muck Remediation Plan.
The Indian River Lagoon Surface Water Improvements and Management (SWIM) is a joint
program of the South Florida and the St. John's River Water Management District which has
been designed to develop and execute a combination of research and practical
implementation projects to protect or restore the environmental resources of the St. Lucie
Estuary and the I ndian River Lagoon. This program has three goals: 1) Attain and maintain
water and sediment of sufficient quality to support a healthy, seagrass-based estuarine
ecosystem; 2) Attain and maintain a functioning seagrass ecosystem which supports
endangered and threatened species, fisheries and wildlife; and 3) Achieve heightened public
awareness and coordinated interagency management. Through this initiative a variety of
organizations have monitoring and research underway in the South IRL and its watershed.
The DEP, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS), FFWCC,
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute (HBOI), Smithsonian Marine station, (National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), United States Geological Survey (USGS),
and others have on-going studies. In addition, partnership studies have been performed with
several Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs). The SFWMD (Coastal Ecosystems
Division) has developed an Estuary Research Plan that outlines strategies for monitoring,
modeling, and research. The Subcommittee on Managed Marshes and the local mosquito
control districts develop and implement management strategies for mosquito control,
vegetation, circulation, and fisheries and wading bird use.
Identify the impacts of the issue. Assess whether the objectives of the plan that relate to the
issue have been achieved. List the objectives in each element of the plan that relate to the
issue.
The Indian River Lagoon (IRL) provides valuable cover, foraging areas, and reproductive
habitats for many fish, wading birds, and other wildlife species, including the listed Florida
manatee. The associated mangrove communities provide valuable filtration, stabilization
and habitat. The IRL provides a higher species diversity than in any other estuary in North
America. Impacts to these resources can have significant direct and indirect impacts to the
overall system, connected marine systems and economic assets to the County.
The Comprehensive Plan includes protection of the Indian River Lagoon in both the Coastal
and Conservation Elements. Objectives from the Coastal Element that relate to the
protection of the IRL include Objective 7.1.1: Future Development in the Coastal Area,
Objective 7.1.2: Protecting Wetlands and Wildlife Habitat, Objective 7.1.3: Protection of
Living Marine Resources, Objective 7.1.4: Water Quality, and Objective 7.1.7: Balancing
Environmental Protection. The Conservation Element's Objective 8.1,2: Surface Water
Protection also relates to the protection of the IRL. The County has been enacting and
enforcing the policies of these elements.
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Discuss whether there have been changes in circumstances that were not anticipated.
Discuss whether these changes resulted in either problems or opportunities for the
community. Identify actions, including plan amendments that are needed to address the
issue.
The County Mosquito Control District manages about 5,000 acres of salt marsh adjacent to
the Indian River Lagoon. Historically these marshes had been disconnected ("impounded")
from the IRL for the purpose of mosquito control. The Mosquito Control District is
implementing a reconnection, restoration and management program for these
impoundments. A number of independent studies have demonstrated the benefits of the
culvert reconnection and management program. Additionally, comparative studies of
managed and unmanaged-isolated, and unmanaged-breached impoundments have also
been done. These studies, and recent modeling, have shown the culvert reconnection
program provides equivalent or better hydrological communication, water quality, biota, and
sediment accretion rates, as the unmanaged-breached impoundments. The unmanaged-
isolated impoundments have also been studied for pre- and post-hydrological reconnection
effects, and in every case, biodiversity has increased, and mangrove and marine
herbaceous shrubs have replaced poorly-functioning exotic-plants upon reconnection.
Mosquito control has been found to be adequately provided in reconnected, managed
impoundments, but not by unmanaged-breached and unmanaged isolated impoundments.
Although not every impoundment has been independently studied, due to funding
limitations, the benefits are assumed to accrue in all reconnected impoundments since all
impoundments are managed in a similar manner. The findings of these studies should be
reflected in the Comprehensive Plan.
As the acquisition of the land and the implementation of the IRL-South Plan moves forward,
support and effective coordination efforts with the SFWMD and ACOE will facilitate the
development of these projects. Support and effective coordination of the Indian River
Lagoon Surface Water Improvements and Management (SWIM) projects will facilitate the
implementation of the projects designed to study, protect and restore the IRL. Under this
initiative a variety of organizations have monitoring and research underway in the IRL and
its watershed. These include the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, the
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS), the Florida Fish and
Wildlife Conservation Commission (FFWCC), Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
(HBOI), Smithsonian Marine Station, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
(NOAA), United States Geological Survey (USGS), and others. Partnership studies have
been performed with several Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) also. The SFWMD
(Coastal Ecosystems Division) has developed an Estuary Research Plan that outlines
strategies for monitoring, modeling, and research. Cooperation and communication with
these agencies will allow the County to review the findings of their studies and establish
effective and measurable protection policies.
Through the cooperative efforts referenced above by a variety of federal, state, county and
local governments, as well as non-governmental organizations, efforts have begun to
address the long term health and viability of the estuarine lagoon and associated wildlife.
Cooperative interaction regarding these projects should be maintained by the County as well
as cooperation in the continued acquisition of properties for the preservation and restoration
of the IRL system. Specific recommendations include:
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· Ensure that surface water management systems be designed and operated
consistent with state, federal, and regional standards and the County's adopted level
of service.
· Provide support and effective coordination with the SFWMD, ACOE and other
applicable organizations to facilitate the development of the CERP Indian River
Lagoon South Plan (IRL - South Plan) and the implementation of the Surface Water
Improvement and Management (SWIM) initiative.
· Support the County Mosquito Control District programs for reconnection, restoration
and management of impoundment areas.
· Continue the acquisition of properties for the preservation and restoration of the IRL
system.
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A.2 Land Use Compatibility with Water Quality Restoration Efforts
Define/Describe the Issue. How does the past compare to the present with respect to the
issue. How was the issue treated in the existing plan?
Projects to improve water quality in the Indian River Lagoon (IRL) include construction and
operation of above ground freshwater storage reservoirs, including their connection canals,
control structures, levees and pumps. The canals falling in St. Lucie County are the C-23,
C-24 and C-25 Canals. These storage reservoirs will improve water quality in the IRL by
reducing freshwater discharge into the Lagoon, reducing nutrient loading and allow
suspended sediment to settle prior to discharge. This stored water will also allow for
alternative irrigation sources for agriculture in the western community, decreasing
dependence on the surficial and Floridan aquifers as irrigation sources.
This issue is more significant now than in the past, as polluted runoff is becoming
detrimental to the IRL ecosystem. No mention of these specific projects was made in the
existing plan, although the plan did call for coordination with SFWMD on water quality
improvements and the protection and maintenance of the 100 year flood plain storage area.
Identify the impacts of the issue. Assess whether the objectives of the plan that relate to the
issue have been achieved. List the objectives in each element of the plan that relate to the
issue.
The proposed locations of the reservoirs are in the western portion of the county. The
projects also include floodplain storage along the North Fork of the St. Lucie River.
The C-23 and C-24 Basin Components which fall in St. Lucie County include the following:
· North Reservoir - This reservoir will be located in northwestern St. Lucie County,
directly west of the C-24 Canal extending north from Okeechobee Road to just south
of Route 68. The future land use for this area is designated as Agricultural -5
(agricultural- 1 dwelling unit per 5 acres); no land use conflict should result from this
project.
· South Reservoir - This reservoir will be located in central-western St. Lucie County,
west of the C-23 Canal extending south from Okeechobee Road. The future land
use for this area is designated as Agricultural-5; no land use conflict should result
from this project.
· Storm Water Treatment Area - This will be located directly on the east side of the C-
24 Canal. The future land use for this area is designated as Agricultural -5; no land
use conflict should result from this project.
· Cypress CreekfTrail Ridge Complex Natural Storage and Water Quality Area - This
is a natural section, covering a larger portion of western St. Lucie County, from the
south county line to just south of Route 68. The future land uses for this area are
designated as Agricultural -5 and Conservation - Public (CPUB); no land use conflict
should result from this project.
· Ten Mile Creek - This major tributary of the North Fork of the St. Lucie River is
located in central St. Lucie County, west of the City of Fort Pierce. The future land
use designation around the 10 Mile Creek is Residential Conservation and should
not result in land use conflicts.
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The C-25, Northfork and Southfork Components located in St. Lucie County include the
following:
. C-25 Reservoir - This reservoir is located north of the C-25 Canal, South of the
Turnpike, and East of the C-24 Canal. The future land use for this area is
designated as AG-5; no land use conflict should result from this project.
. C-25 Stormwater treatment Area - This is located directly east of the C-25 Reservoir.
The future land use for this area is designated as Agricultural -5; no land use conflict
should result from this project.
. Northfork Natural Floodplain Restoration - The natural area occurs along the
Northfork of the St. Lucie River, south from the C-24 Canal north to where the river
crosses under 1-95. The future land uses for this area are designated as CPUB,
R/C(residential conservation - 1 dwelling unit per 5 acres), R/U(residential urban - 5
dwelling units per 1 acre) and R/S(residential suburban - 2 dwelling units per acre);
land use conflicts may result from this project if residential units exist in the proposed
floodplain restoration area. Additionally, future residential development in this area
will be highly prone to frequent flooding. Any land along the Northfork of the St.
Lucie River, not already developed, should be redesignated as Public Conservation
or Residential Conservation.
Muck Remediation and Artificial Habitat - This area consists of the Northfork of the St. Lucie
River from the south county line north to the C-24 Canal. No land use is designated for this
area, as it is comprised of only a body of water. No goals, objectives or policies were set
forth in the existing plan to directly address these specific projects; however the following
goals, objectives and policies which relate to water quality improvement and flood plain
protection were included:
Policy 6C.1,1.5 The County shall continue to coordinate efforts with all appropriate
authorities in regard to water storage and capacity enhancements for the North Fork of the
St. Lucie River, including those portions within the designated aquatic preserve.
Objective 6C.1.3 The County shall enforce existing Land Development Regulations which
support the protection and maintenance of the natural functions (flow and storage) of the
1 OO-year floodplain and other natural drainage features.
Policy 6C.1.3.1 The County shall continue to enforce the Land Development Regulations
regulating construction standards within the 100 year flood plain.
Discuss whether there have been changes in circumstances that were not anticipated.
Discuss whether these changes resulted in either problems or opportunities for the
community. Identify actions, including plan amendments that are needed to address the
issue.
It is essential that the Comprehensive Plan incorporates information on these large water
quality restoration projects into the data. Also, objectives and policies should be included to
ensure continued compatibility of future land use designations.
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A.3 - Incorporation of Green Building Standards
Define/Describe the Issue. How does the past compare to the present with respect to the
issue. How was the issue treated in the existing plan?
In order to help protect environmental resources and become more sustainable, St. Lucie
County wishes to incorporate green building standards in their Comprehensive Plan and
Land Development Code. Green building can be defined as the practice of 1) increasing the
efficiency with which buildings and their sites use energy, water, and materials, and 2)
reducing building impacts on human health and the environment, through better siting,
design, construction, operation, maintenance, and removal. "Green" or "sustainable" design
create healthier work, learning, and living environments, with more natural light and cleaner
air, and contribute to improved employee and student health, comfort, and productivity.
Sustainable buildings are cost-effective, saving money by reducing operations and
maintenance costs, as well as by lowering utility bills. The financial benefits of green
buildings include lower energy, waste disposal, and water costs, lower environmental and
emissions costs, lower operations and maintenance costs, and savings from increased
productivity and health. Sustainable buildings generally incur a "green premium" above the
costs of standard construction. However, they also provide an array of financial and
environmental benefits that conventional buildings do not. These benefits, such as energy
savings, should be considered through a life cycle cost methodology, not just evaluated in
terms of upfront costs. From a life cycle savings standpoint, savings resulting from
investment in sustainable design and construction may exceed any additional upfront costs.
The St. Lucie County Comprehensive Plan does not currently have any provisions for
incorporation of green buildings standards. As such the County wishes to include policies
aimed at conserving energy through the establishment of standards that promote effective
and cost efficient land use and design.
Identify the impacts of the issue. Assess whether the objectives of the plan that relate to the
issue have been achieved. List the objectives in each element of the plan that relate to the
issue.
Sustainable buildings that tend to incorporate green building standards generally incur a
"green premium" above the costs of standard construction. Government incentives for
incorporating green building standards help promote and encourage the creation and/or
conversion to green buildings. Currently, the Comprehensive plan incorporates a general
policy within the Conservation Element that relates to sustainability and energy efficiency.
Policy 8.1.1.2 - St. Lucie County shall facilitate development that maximizes energy
efficiency and sustainability. This shall include implementing Land Development Code
standards that promote the types of land use patterns and development techniques that will
reduce the total fossil fuel energy required to build and maintain urban land uses. This shall
include standards that promote mixed land use patterns, urban infill, and public transit and
provide non-motorized interconnections between land use types to reduce auto dependency
and vehicle miles traveled.
Discuss whether there have been changes in circumstances that were not anticipated.
Discuss whether these changes resulted in either problems or opportunities for the
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community. Identify actions, including plan amendments that are needed to address the
issue.
Increasing environmental concerns and the desire to become more sustainable have led the
County to look into providing policies to incorporate "green building standards" as a possible
alternative to become more sustainable.
The nationally recognized standard for green buildings is the LEED (Leadership in Energy
and Environmental Design) which is a voluntary, consensus-based national rating system
for developing high-performance, sustainable buildings. Developed by United States Green
Building Council (USGBC), the LEED rating system offers four certification levels for new
construction -- Certified, Silver, Gold and Platinum -- that correspond to the number of
credits accrued in five green design categories: sustainable sites, water efficiency, energy
and atmosphere, materials and resources and indoor environmental quality. LEED
standards cover new commercial construction and major renovation projects, interiors
projects and existing building operations. There are LEED Rating Systems for new
construction, existing buildings, commercial interiors, core and shell, schools, retail,
healthcare, homes, and neighborhood development.
Another recognized green building standard in the State of Florida is the Green
Development Designation (GDD) developed by the Florida Green Building Coalition, Inc.
This rating system offers various opportunities to earn credits points toward being
designated a green development by the Florida Green Building Coalition. There are six
distinct categories on which to earn credits including: Protect Ecosystems and Conserve
Natural Resources, Create Green Circulation Systems, Green Utility Practices, Amenities,
Covenant and Green Restrictions, and Provide Educational Information to help achieve and
promote green living conditions.
Green buildings are not considered a requirement and as previously mentioned the County
does not provide any incentives to incorporate green building standards. The County should
incorporate new objectives and policies which specifically address incorporation of green
building standards. Such policies should reflect the incorporation of the standards into the
Land Development Code and consider the LEED and/or GDD as the base for their
implementation.
The County may also consider including a policy to facilitate energy conservation in existing
public buildings.
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A.4. Habitat protection on a County-wide and regional basis
Define/Describe the Issue. How does the past compare to the present with respect to the
issue? How was the issue treated in the existing plan?
St. Lucie County has expressed concern about habitat protection on a County-wide and
regional basis. St. Lucie County contains a mosaic of upland and wetland natural habitats
and the diverse wildlife associated with these natural areas. The County conducted a
county-wide native habitat inventory in 1992. In June of 2004, this inventory was updated to
1) evaluate and quantify losses in native habitat since 1992; 2) identify publicly-owned
conservation lands within the county, and inventory and quantify the natural communities on
these public properties; and 3) identify and prioritize lands for preservation through on-site
inventories and utilization of a geographic information system (GIS) based analysis.
The 2004 Inventory identified that a minimum of 3,052 acres of natural habitat was lost
between 1992 and 2004. In addition to the direct loss of native habitat acreage, there has
been increased fragmentation of the remaining natural lands. The 2004 Inventory also
identified that there are 19.417 acres of public conservation land within the County.
However, some key protected areas are interspersed within areas under intensive
development pressure such as the coastal and barrier island areas, the ancient dunes along
US 1, and areas along the St. Lucie River and its tributaries.
Identify the impacts of the issue. Assess whether the objectives of the plan that relate to the
issue have been achieved. List the objectives in each element of the plan that relate to the
issue.
Protecting habitat is essential to protecting wildlife. The projected future population growth
has the greatest potential to impact wildlife through the direct loss of and the fragmentation
of these valuable natural resource areas.
Numerous objectives from both the Conservation Element and the Coastal Element discuss
habitat protection. Within the Conservation Element Objectives 8.1.4, 8.1.8, 8.1.11, 8.1.12,
and 8.1.13 provide habitat protection in terms of wetlands, land acquisition, buffers,
biodiversity, and greenways. Within the Coastal Element Objectives 7.1.1, 7.1.2, 7.1.3 and
7.1.5 address habitat protection in terms of future development, wetland and wildlife habitat,
living marine resources, and beaches and dunes. The Comprehensive Plan is thorough in
incorporating habitat preservation into the various facets of the Plan. The County has
enforced the policies under these objectives.
Policy 8.1.11.1: of the Conservation Element specifically states that St. Lucie County shall
cooperate with the FDEP in their management programs that provide for the protection of
native habitats within the County.
Discuss whether there have been changes in circumstances that were not anticipated.
Discuss whether these changes resulted in either problems or opportunities for the
community. Identify actions, including plan amendments that are needed to address the
issue.
New technologies, such as GIS mapping, enhanced aerial photography and the resource
databases that are more readily available on-line, are providing valuable tools in addressing
resource and wildlife management. Sensitive resource habitats can more readily be mapped
to use as tools in identifying critical areas and to make informed land use decisions, and to
identify and provide for critical linkages. Better understandings of resource systems on a
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broader and a regional scale are also contributing to enhancing resource management
planning. All these tools enhance the capacity to identify and preserve sensitive resource
areas. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service are tasked with the protection of listed species and their habitat; close
coordination with and utilization of these agencies as a resource also assists in ensuring
informed land use decisions. As a part of the EAR-based amendment process the County
can take the opportunity to update sections of the Data, Inventory and Analysis to reflect the
most current data available on the status of threatened, endangered and species of special
concern.
The November 2007 draft of St. Lucie County Bicycle, Pedestrian, Greenways & Trails
Master Plan (Glatting Jackson Kercher Anglin, Inc.) is posted on the County's website. This
plan is intended to complement the County's Environmentally Significant Lands program
and to tie the County's natural resources together, connecting them to one another and to
the urbanized parts of St. Lucie County.
In 2005, St. Lucie County Ordinance 2005-007 updated the County's Vegetation Protection
and Preservation standards and regulations. In 2006, St. Lucie County Ordinance 2006-030
created the St. Lucie County Rural Land Stewardship Area Overlay Zone (RLSA). The intent
of the RLSA Overlay Zone is to protect and conserve natural resources and retain and
promote agriculture by promoting sustainable mixed-use development as an alternative to
low-density single use development.
The County has established a base-line data set of the natural resources available and has
established policies for the preservation and maintenance of the resource. To address these
matters on a regional level, the County may want to consider the establishment of
cooperative environmental task force/committee comprised of each adjacent County or each
County in the Treasure Coast Planning area with a goal to compare and review the habitat
protection measures of each jurisdiction to identify any gaps or inconsistencies that may
occur and to develop regional habitat protection benchmarks and goals that work in concert
with each jurisdiction. The Regional Planning Council, the US FWS and FFWCC may be
considered as contributing members in the establishment of this program and its objectives.
Specific recommendations include:
· Incorporation of updated data from the 2004 county-wide native habitat inventory.
· Incorporate updated data on the status of threatened, endangered and species of
special concern.
· Establish the baseline and establish benchmarks for future habitat protection goals.
· Continue the acquisition, conservation and preservation of native habitats.
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B. General Development and Drainaae/UtilitieslWater/Concurrency
B.1 Water Supply and Facilities for Projected Population
Define/Describe the Issue. How does the past compare to the present with respect to the
issue. How was the issue treated in the existing plan?
Traditionally, potable water has been supplied from the surficial aquifer, a shallow water
source. As populations increase, this water source has become threatened due to
overdrawing, lack of recharge areas, saltwater intrusion and susceptibility to surface
contamination. With growth rates increasing, new legislation concerning Florida's water
supply has been enacted. St. Lucie County is under the jurisdiction of the South Florida
Water Management District (SFWMD). The SFWMD has sub-divided their district into four
regions, with St. Lucie County falling in the Upper East Coast Water Supply Planning area,
which adopted its updated Water Supply Plan in 2006. The Water Supply Plan mandates
that the County has sufficient planned water supplies and facilities to serve future
populations. The County has met this requirement through the development and adoption
of their 10 Year Water Facilities Work Plan, which includes projections of water demand,
existing water sources and facilities, alternative water sources, conservation, reuse and the
need for new and expanded facilities, and cost analysis and funding for capital improvement
projects.
Identify the impacts of the issue. Assess whether the objectives of the plan that relate to the
issue have been achieved. List the objectives in each element of the plan that relate to the
issue.
The impacts of this issue are straight forward; without well thought-out water supply
planning, the County will experience a shortage of a vital resource. Overdrawing of the
traditionally used surficial aquifer is proving to have significant impacts that were not
considered in the past. The following goals, objectives and policies illustrated in the plan
have aided in resolving this issue:
GOAL 6A.2 THE COUNTY SHALL AGGRESSIVELY IDENTIFY, PROTECT, CONSERVE,
AND BEST UTILIZE THE COUNTY'S AVAILABLE WATER SUPPLY RESOURCES.
Policy 6A.2.1.3 The County shall in conjunction with SFWMD, USGS, or other agencies,
establish the shallow aquifer characteristics of proposed public potable water supply wells
to allow approximation of the zones of influence of public potable water supply wells and
shall develop regulations or restrictions, consistent with, and in coordination with existing
State regulations to discourage or restrict the location of new or expanded activities that
would or could impact upon the public potable water supply wells.
Policy 6A.2.2.4 The County shall encourage reuse and reclamation of water for irrigation,
landscape, agriculture, and industry as an alternative to the use of potable water supplies.
Objective 6A.2.3 By December 2005, the County shall implement the Upper East Coast
Water Supply Plan, prepared by the SFWMD, by amending the land development
regulations to identify water available and allocation rates to protect natural systems from
competing water uses.
Discuss whether there have been changes in circumstances that were not anticipated.
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Discuss whether these changes resulted in either problems or opportunities for the
community. Identify actions, including plan amendments that are needed to address the
issue.
There has been a large housing boom and population growth rate in St. Lucie County in the
past; therefore, inadequate water facilities were planned for. As a result, utility providers
have had to make considerable expansions and upgrades to their facilities. The upgrades
mainly include alternative water supply, such as the Floridan Aquifer, aquifer recharge and
storage and the use of reclaimed water. The revised Potable Water sub-element and 10
year water supply plan address this issue sufficiently. No further recommendations are
made at this time.
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C. Land Use
C.1 Airport and Development Compatibility
Define/Describe the Issue. How does the past compare to the present with respect to the
issue. How was the issue treated in the existing plan?
The St. Lucie County International Airport is located 3 miles northwest of the City of Fort
Pierce and only an hour's drive north of West Palm Beach, Florida. The Airport is comprised
of approximately 3,660 acres and it is situated east of 1-95 and west of US 1, both of which
are major arterial roads serving the area. It is bordered to the north by Indrio Road, to the
east by US1 and SR 615, to the south by St. Lucie Blvd, and to the west by North Kings
Highway (SR 713). The areas just north and west of the Airport are generally vacant and
are categorized with a land use of Transportation/Utilities. The area immediately adjacent to
the south and east of the Airport has an industrial land use and it is currently occupied by
airport related services and other related commerce, such as warehouses and repair shops.
However, to the east and southeast there are existing residential developments which may
be incompatible with future plans of the Airport.
In August 2002 the County completed the St. Lucie International Airport Master Plan
following the steps outlined in the Federal Aviation Advisory Circular (FAA AC) 150/5070-61
for airport master plans and the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) "Airport
Master Plan Guidelines" for development of an Airport Master Plan. The development of the
St. Lucie International Airport Master Plan required the collection and evaluation of data
relating to the Airport and surrounding area. The master plan identifies environmental
issues including compatibility of land uses within the airport vicinity. Specifically, airport
noise is a main concern for existing residents.
Noise contours are used to identify land uses that are typically compatible or incompatible
with various levels of noise exposure. The master plan analysis of the noise contours show
that all land uses are generally accepted below the 65 DNL (average day/night sound level).
Residential development is normally not compatible with 65 DNL or greater unless
soundproofing is incorporated into the structure or the community determines that this type
of development is necessary in this noise environment.
The master plan analysis also shows that almost all of the existing and future 65 DNL and
higher contours are contained within the Airport. However the future noise contours, which
consider expansion of the airport facilities, show that the 65 DNL encompasses a portion of
the residential development to the east and southeast of the Airport. The environmental
analysis recommend that a more detailed noise study (FAR Part 150) be performed to help
more specifically identify noise sensitive areas around the Airport. All non-compatible land
uses within the 65 DNL contour and above are identified and quantified as part of a FAR
part 150 Noise Study. With an approved Part 150 Study, the FAA and FDOT may provide
funding to the Airport in sponsoring noise abatement and mitigation projects such as the
purchase, relocation, or soundproofing of homes, and noise abatement measures, and other
noise mitigation measures. The FAR Part 150 Noise Compatibility Study was completed in
2005.
Certain recommendations were approved including 4 mile Airport notification to residential
developers requiring the disclosure of the existence of the airport and aircraft operating in
the area, limitation of school development where F.S. Chapter 333 prohibits schools off the
ends of runways, and noise easements and/or sound insulation for new residential
development in the 60 DNL noise contour.
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There are, however, additional issues that have become of increasing concern to Airport
operators. Primarily, protecting approaches into and out of the Airport from incompatible
development. This includes: residential development, land uses that would increase wildlife
hazards, tall structures, towers that may create electrical interference with radio
transmissions or Navaids, and lighting or glare that could create hazard for pilots using the
airport. Furthermore, as a condition of accepting grants for the Airport, the County is
required to protect the Airport from incompatible development.
The County does have an Airport Overlay Zone in the Land Development Code, which helps
address issues dealing with incompatible land uses. Also, the Overlay District needs to be
updated to reflect the current master plan.
Identify the impacts of the issue. Assess whether the objectives of the plan that relate to the
issue have been achieved. List the objectives in each element of the plan that relate to the
issue.
St. Lucie County has continuously worked towards implementation of the objectives and
policies related to Airport and development compatibility. The County has identified and
created an inventory of land uses that are incompatible with the airport with the intent to
eliminate all incompatibilities. The County also conducted a FAR Part 150 Noise Study and
provided recommendations to mitigate and resolve incompatibilities in development.
However, the County still needs to incorporate the recommendations of the FAR 150 study
into the comprehensive plan.
Related objectives and policies in the existing plan include:
Objective 1.1.15: The County shall continue to provide for the location of only compatible
uses of land within the vicinity of the St. Lucie County International Airport.
Policy 1.1.15.1: Enforce Section 4.00.00 of the Land Development Code which identifies
those properties likely to be impacted from development activities at the St. Lucie County
International Airport and specifies what special measures or activity restrictions will be
necessary in the development of these properties to minimize any adverse impacts.
Policy 1.1.15.2: Enforce Section 4.00.00 of the Land Development Code which enacts an
Airport Height Regulation Ordinance, and encourages as appropriate, the participation of all
other effected units of government in the implementation of this ordinance.
Policy 1.1.15.3: Verify and relocate as necessary the 65 Ldn line within the Airport Master
Plan.
Policy 1.1.15.4: St. Lucie County shall continue to work toward the phasing out of
incompatible land uses within the 65 Ldn line as identified in the Airport Master Plan.
Discuss whether there have been changes in circumstances that were not anticipated.
Discuss whether these changes resulted in either problems or opportunities for the
community. Identify actions, including plan amendments that are needed to address the
issue.
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The St. Lucie International Airport Master Plan contemplates upgrading the airport facilities
to keep up with the growing demand. To be able to facilitate the airport improvements, the
County must effectively coordinate with the airport administration to ensure that any
development which may cause incompatibility is considered and reviewed by the Airport
administration prior to any approval. The following recommendations should be considered:
. Incorporate future revisions to the Airport Master Plan into the Comprehensive Plan.
. Revise the Land Development Regulations to update the Airport Overlay District and
the section referencing the 1984 Clear Zone Plans, which are no longer applicable to
the Airport.
. Incorporate the recommendations of the FAR 150 study into the Comprehensive
Plan.
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C.2 - Neighborhood blight and the need for neighborhood planning
Define/Describe the Issue. How does the past compare to the present with respect to the
issue. How was the issue treated in the existing plan?
Neighborhood Planning is a way to unify and improve place-based social and physical
conditions. Blighted neighborhood areas within unincorporated St. Lucie County should be
considered as a priority for neighborhood planning. These areas are many times
characterized by homes that were built many years ago, homes with lower household
incomes, a high number of code enforcement violations, high crime rates, and poorly
maintained or abandoned properties.
Neighborhood strategic planning can unify diverse community development activities such
as education, housing, economic development, and public safety through long term vision,
goals, conditions assessments, strategies, objectives, and programs. Neighborhood
Planning always involves collecting background information. There is a range of planning
tools used to describe neighborhood conditions. The tools include some standard
approaches like using Census data and surveys. Other less frequently used techniques are
oral histories, population forecasts, and employment projections. Background information
should be collected in the service of neighborhood strategic planning.
The County's comprehensive plan addresses the need to recognize and plan for unique
areas of the County including the Indrio Road corridor, the area surrounding the former
Orange Blossom Mall, North Hutchinson Island, and South Hutchinson Island. The
comprehensive plan calls for a better definition of the boundaries of the planning areas,
prioritizing the identified planning areas, and work with citizens to identify issues and seek
solutions.
Identify the impacts of the issue. Assess whether the objectives of the plan that relate to the
issue have been achieved. List the objectives in each element of the plan that relate to the
issue.
Aging and low income neighborhoods need a multifaceted approach to ensure quality of life
and to protect housing values. The Future Land Use Element of the St. Lucie
Comprehensive Plan currently establishes as a main goal planning of unique areas within
the unincorporated County. However, neither the goal nor the related objective or policies
specifically address blighted areas, but rather areas which have common internal
characteristics and require planning as contiguous areas. The goal, objective and policies to
follow relate to this issue:
Goal 1.3: Recognize and plan for unique areas within the unincorporated County.
Objective 1.3.1: Identify areas which have common internal characteristics and require
planning as contiguous areas. The Indrio Road corridor, White City, the area surrounding
the Orange Blossom Mall, North Hutchinson Island, and South Hutchinson Island are
examples.
Policy 1.3.1.1: Define the boundaries of appropriate planning areas.
Policy 1.3.1.2: Prioritize the identified planning areas for order of consideration.
Policy 1.3.1.3: Work with citizens of each area to identify issues and seek solutions which
may include changes to local levels of service, available public services including roadways,
future land use and zoning.
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Discuss whether there have been changes in circumstances that were not anticipated.
Discuss whether these changes resulted in either problems or opportunities for the
community. Identify actions, including plan amendments that are needed to address the
issue.
Over time some areas of the County have become increasingly blighted and residents have
expressed a legitimate concern to improve the living standards of these areas. This creates
a genuine opportunity for increased participation from residents and government officials in
neighborhood planning. Neighborhood residents can work with planners to take a leading
role in the development and future of their area. Many positive outcomes can be generated
by a neighborhood plan, including the ability to improve or maintain the appearance or
character, housing, sense of community, safety, or services in their area. Resources can
also be focused toward the specific needs of the individual neighborhood such as
commercial uses, transportation, or recreation opportunities.
The County's comprehensive plan should be amended to include objectives and policies for
the creation of a neighborhood planning program that takes into consideration and
incorporates the elements of the neighborhood planning process. The neighborhood
planning process typically includes developing a vision with input from a variety of
stakeholder groups, such as neighborhood residents, governmental officials, community
organizations and other stakeholders. The neighborhood plan typically contains a set of
strategies to maintain or improve designated areas that relate to the different uses such as
residential, commercial or public uses. Other important aspects of the plan include
identifying boundaries of the neighborhoods and analyzing the social, economic, safety,
housing, and demographic characteristics of the area.
The following recommendations and specific amendment strategies to address this local
issues may be deferred to a future date or planning effort:
. Identification of target areas for neighborhood planning programs and revision of
Objective 1.3.1 regarding planning areas.
. Establishment of a multi-department team to address neighborhood issues including
Growth Management, Code Enforcement, Sheriff, and the Community Services
departments.
· Criteria for neighborhood plans that include public participation through meetings and
charettes with neighborhood associations, homeowners groups, and business
groups as appropriate.
· Set dates for the completion of neighborhood plans for the identified areas.
. Incentives for neighborhood enhancement such commercial fa9ade improvement
grants, tax incentives for historic preservation, and technical assistance.
. Include neighborhoods in the review and approval process in development projects.
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C.3. Prepare for the Addition of a Historic Preservation Element
Define/Describe the Issue. How does the past compare to the present with respect to the
issue. How was the issue treated in the existing plan?
Chapter 9J-5 of the Florida Administrative Code allows for historic preservation concerns to
be addressed as part of the Future Land Use Element, the Housing Element, Coastal
Element, or as a separate element entirely. Specific data required includes an inventory of
historically significant housing listed on the Florida Master Site File, National Register of
Historic Places, or designated as historically significant by or in accordance with a local
ordinance, as well as their generalized locations.
Currently St. Lucie County addresses historic preservation via Objective 1.1.6 of the Future
Land Use Element. However, the County has indicated an interest in developing a separate
optional element to be included in the EAR-based Amendments.
Identify the impacts of the issue. Assess whether the objectives of the plan that relate to the
issue have been achieved. List the objectives in each element of the plan that relate to the
issue,
Historic preservation enhances community involvement, social capital, tourism, and
economic development. The fundamental purpose of a preservation plan or element is to
focus community efforts on preserving historic resources and to define the role of
government in that process.
Future Land Use Element Objective 1.1.6 states: "St. Lucie County shall require, through the
County's Land Development Regulations, the protection of historically significant structures,
facilities and locations within the unincorporated areas of the County, as identified by the
State of Florida or the Federal Register of Historic Places."
Coastal Element Objective 7.1.6 states: "The County shall implement and strengthen
regulations that provide for the protection, preservation, or sensitive reuse of historic
resources in the coastal area, including the adoption of a historic preservation ordinance by
2002."
In December 2006, the St. Lucie County Historic Preservation Ordinance was passed by the
Board of County Commissioners. The Ordinance is consistent with the general purpose
goals, objectives, and policies of the Comprehensive Plan. The Ordinance includes
definitions, and provisions for an Historic Preservation Trust Fund, Historic Preservation
Officer, Historic Preservation Committee, and historic designation process and procedure
( criteria).
Discuss whether there have been changes in circumstances that were not anticipated.
Discuss whether these changes resulted in either problems or opportunities for the
community. Identify actions, including plan amendments that are needed to address the
issue.
The Historic Preservation Ordinance is very thorough and should be used as a base for the
new Historic Preservation Element. The following recommendations and specific
amendment strategies to address this local issue may be deferred to a future date or
planning effort:
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· Centralizing and strengthening its historic preservation activities
. Maintaining an on-going comprehensive survey and site data management program in
order to have accurate and extensive information on the location, significance, and
condition of the County's historic resources
· Acknowledging the Historic Preservation Ordinance as a means to legally implement
the Goals, Objectives, and Policies of the Historic Preservation Element
· Developing strategies to foster public awareness of the County's history and its
abundant historic resources including the St. Lucie County Historical Museum
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C.4 Hotel Density on Hutchinson Island
Define/Describe the Issue. How does the past compare to the present with respect to the
issue. How was the issue treated in the existing plan?
In meetings regarding the Major Issue List, concern was mentioned regarding the viability of
hotel development and existing policies regarding hotel density on Hutchinson Island.
Currently, the Future Land Use designations on Hutchinson Island include the following:
Conservation-Public (CPUB), Residential High (RH), Residential Urban (RU), Residential
Medium (RM), Residential/Conservation (R/C), Transportation/Utilities (TU), Public Facilities
(PF), and Special District (SD). The highest residential density allowed on Hutchinson
Island is Residential High allowing up to 15 dwelling units per acre.
Identify the impacts of the issue. Assess whether the objectives of the plan that relate to the
issue have been achieved. List the objectives in each element of the plan that relate to the
issue.
The development of hotels on Hutchinson Island supports the County's initiatives to support
tourism. Tourism impacts the economic viability of St. Lucie County business, provide jobs,
and public revenues.
The following Objectives in the Future Land Use Element relate to hotel density:
Objective 1.1.11 St. Lucie County shall continue to work with the interested groups and
agencies to increase and broaden the County's economic base while expanding existing
business and industrial opportunities.
Objective 1.1.12 Pursuant to Chapter 5.00.00 of the Land Development Code, all
development orders and permits for future development and redevelopment activities shall
be issued only if public facilities necessary to meet level of service standards (which are
adopted as part of the Capital Improvements Element of this plan) are available concurrent
with the impacts of the development.
Objective 1.1.16 By June 2004, develop regulations to allow compatible eco-tourism
facilities on or near resources preserved for public purpose.
This Future Land Use policy specifically addresses hotel uses on Hutchinson Island:
Policy 1.1.10.2 Recognize that in accordance with the regulations of the Hutchinson Island
Residential District, as described in the St. Lucie County Land Development Regulations,
the maximum hotel/motel density may not exceed the maximum residential densities set
forth through the Future Land Use designations, as determined on land above mean high
water.
There are no corresponding policies regarding tourism or hotel development under
Objective 1 .1 .11 .
Policy 7.1.1.6 of the Coastal Element supports ecotourism opportunities within the coastal
areas.
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Discuss whether there have been changes in circumstances that were not anticipated.
Discuss whether these changes resulted in either problems or opportunities for the
community. Identify actions, including plan amendments that are needed to address the
issue.
In the past, tourists sought smaller hotels, motels and resorts for vacations in St. Lucie
County. However, more tourists are seeking higher quality accommodations and amenities.
On the other hand, the County has sought lower residential densities in order to protect the
natural features of Hutchinson Island.
There is just one hotel on Hutchinson Island north of the county line. Per the 2007 Florida
Atlantic University Study, Living on the Edge: Coastal Storm Vulnerability of the Treasure
Coast Barrier Islands, "St. Lucie made a conscious choice to permit high density
development east of A 1 A in order to conserve environmentally sensitive land on the west
side of the road. By treating parcels divided by A1A as contiguous, planners permitted the
transfer of development density from the west parcel to the oceanside, which was more
valuable due to beach adjacency and views available from upper floors. Once the
development rights of the western parcel were exhausted, the value of the land was reduced
significantly. Developers often deeded the land to the public in order to reduce the property
tax obligation or the land was purchased by the publiC at moderate prices."
Per the Zoning section of the Land Development Code (LDC), the Hutchinson Island
Residential District regulations further restricts residential densities. Table 1-1 from the LDC
shows these restrictions.
Table 1-1
HUTCHINSON ISLAND DISTRICT MAXIMUM
RESIDENTIAL DENSITIES
(Expressed as percentage of maximum density set forth in the future land use
designation of the St. Lucie County Comprehensive Plan)
North South South
Hutchinson Hutchinson
Hutchinson Island Island
Island Residential Residential
Residential District, North District, South
District
(NHIRD) (SHIRD-N) (SHIRD-S)
Commencement Level 15% 18% 9%
level 1 * 36% 28% 45%
level 2* 54% 100% 100%
level 3* 100% does not apply does not apply
Source: St. Lucie County Land Development Code, 2008.
. These levels refer to various transportation improvements mentioned under this zoning district.
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Current thinking on climate change and sea level rise may also affect the County's future
policies regarding development on Hutchinson Island. In an analysis of the Coastal
Management Element in this report, it is noted that the County should have policies added
to take into account data on sea level rise when making future land use and long range
infrastructure decisions. As a part of the EAR-based amendment process the County can
take the opportunity to update sections of the Data I nventory and Analysis of the Coastal
Management Element to reflect the most current data available on sea level rise.
The 2007 report, Living on the Edge: Coastal Storm Vulnerability of the Treasure Coast
Barrier Islands, was prepared in the aftermath of the 2004 hurricane season. The report
indicates a cumulative dune retreat of 50-100 feet on North Hutchinson Island and South
Hutchinson Island as a result of the 2004 hurricane season. While beach renourishment
programs alleviate the risk, buildings on Hutchinson Island may be at risk after future storm
events. Coastal, vulnerable buildings have long-term costly effects through higher
community-wide insurance premiums and FEMA expenditures.
The County could explore a transfer of development rights program from western lands to
help facilitate high quality ocean-front hotel density. The County may also want to consider
soliciting hotel developers that embrace sustainable and responsible tourism by
incorporating the following principles as part of the site plan approval process for hotel
development along the coast.
. Minimizes negative economic, environmental, and social impacts
. Generates greater economic benefits for local people and enhances the well being of
the community
. Ensures that development is consistent and compatible with the surrounding
neighborhood character, improves the quality of the neighborhood, and offers
appropriate transition between zoning districts
. Improves working conditions and access to the industry
. Makes positive contributions to the conservation of natural and cultural heritage
embracing diversity
. Explore transfer of development rights from western lands to help facilitate high quality
ocean-front hotel density.
The above recommendations and specific amendment strategies to address this local issue
may be deferred to a future date or planning effort.
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D. Economic Development
0.1 Encourage job creation and economic development
Define/Describe the Issue. How does the past compare to the present with respect to the
issue? How was the issue treated in the existing plan?
Once a bastion of citrus groves and haven for retirees, St. Lucie County has planted the
seeds to transform itself into a vibrant economic center. County economic officials are
keenly aware of the County's assets including its access to the population centers of Florida,
vast amounts of developable land, and tourist offerings. The existing plan addressed the
County's overabundance of low-skill, low-paying jobs that were often seasonal and therefore
recognized that the community needed to expand its economic base.
In order to achieve its economic development goals, St. Lucie County has embraced two
popular economic development tools, namely branding and cluster development. Along with
Indian River and Martin County, St. Lucie County now promotes itself as part of Florida's
"Research Coast". This branding highlights the region's desire to shift its image from an
agricultural and tourist based economy (Treasure Coast) to an area that is invested in
recruiting businesses that offer high-skilled, high-paying, long-term employment
opportunities.
Further St. Lucie County has created a "Target Industry List" which pinpoints the specific
sectors it would like to see relocate to the area. This list is composed of manufacturing,
research, and distribution sectors that complement each other and would encourage the
creation of industry clusters. Cluster theory is based on the concept that businesses and
research centers want to be located in close proximity to similar institutions so that they may
take advantage of a skilled workforce, access to specialized higher learning institutions, and
adjacency to specialized customers and suppliers. The County has demonstrated the cluster
concept with the recruitment of three major life sciences institutes - Torrey Pines Institute, Mann
Research Center and the Vaccine and Gene Therapy Institute. .
St. Lucie County has also recognized its natural assets as a rich source of economic
development. These include the vast opportunities for ecotourism and tourists interested in
outdoor activities, such as golf and fishing. The existing plan identified tourism as a
economic development tool.
Identify the impacts of the issue. Assess whether the objectives of the plan that relate to the
issue have been achieved. List the objectives in each element of the plan that relate to the
issue.
St. Lucie County has included in their Comprehensive Growth Management Plan an optional
Economic Element. While economic development is an ongoing issue for all communities,
even those with strong economic bases, St. Lucie County has had several achievements in
the furtherance of the goal of establishing an economic sector that is year-round and offers
higher paying opportunities.
County officials consider the expansion of the Torrey Pines Institute for Molecular Studies,
the Mann Research Center, and the Vaccine and Gene Therapy Institute (VGTI) to St. Lucie
County as the indicator that the County has become the epicenter of the developing life
science cluster in the State of Florida. Officials believe that other research centers and for-
profit businesses will relocate to St Lucie County to be in close proximity to Torrey Pines.
Similarly County officials believe their location, which offers direct access to the population
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centers of south, central, and northern Florida makes St. Lucie County a prime location for
the development of a distribution cluster. In this case, County officials see the opening of the
Wal-Mart Distribution Center as the start of flourishing distribution cluster.
Specific objectives that address economic diversification in the Economic Element include
the following:
Objective 12.2.1:
Support efforts to diversify St. Lucie County's economy and to make the county an effective
competitor.
Objective 12.2.2:
Establish procedures and tools to encourage business development and assist economic
development in St. Lucie County.
Objective 12.2.3:
Encourage the provision of appropriate educational opportunities, programs, and facilities to
meet business and industry needs.
Objective 12.2.4:
Assist the agency charged with the marketing and promotion of St. Lucie County in the
development and implementation of marketing efforts.
Objective 12.3.1:
Increase and diversify the agricultural economic base.
Tourism remains one of the top industries within the County. Through room revenues,
tourism has a total economic impact of millions of dollars in the County. The County is
undertaking an expansion of tourism promotion by partnering with local businesses, regional
organizations and even international groups. Specific objectives that address tourism in the
Economic Element include the following:
Objective 12.4.1:
Maintain and improve existing features that contribute to the attraction of tourists.
Objective 12.4.2:
Initiate marketing efforts and seek new opportunities to promote tourism
Discuss whether there have been changes in circumstances that were not anticipated.
Discuss whether these changes resulted in either problems or opportunities for the
community. Identify actions, including plan amendments that are needed to address the
issue.
It is clear that the County's economic profile has shifted from one that is seasonal and
requires only a low-skilled workforce. Yet the Economic Development Element provides little
opportunity for the success of the County's efforts to be evaluated. This is due to the
qualitative nature of the element and its goals, objectives, and policies. Therefore it is
recommended that, in particular, the objectives and policies be re-written to allow for a
quantitative analysis of the County's economic performance. In addition to setting timelines
to achieve the goals of the element, items such as number of businesses (based on US
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Census North American Industry Classification System codes), average salary, average
payroll, number of workers, average education, and cluster analysis should be reviewed.
Policies should be added to accomplish the following:
. Monitor business creation including: for-profit status, which cluster the business
supports, salaries, number of employees, and related higher learning programs
needed to support the business. Create timeline to establish the database(s).
. Monitor existing businesses including: for-profit status, which cluster the business
supports, salaries, number of employees, and related higher learning programs
needed to support the business. Create timeline to establish the database(s).
. Coordinate with local and regional job creation and retention efforts that support and
improve job skills.
.
. Identify need to coordinate educational programs and economic development policy
with Growth Management.
. Create GIS database tracking clusters by examining the location of related
businesses
. Continue to provide incentives for economic development such as expedited review
of development applications and impact fee waivers. Set timeline for the creation of
an expedited application review program and interagency point person.
. Continue to monitor the particular incentives that were utilized for business
recruitment and track the long-term financial value of the incentives.
. Continue to monitor new and existing businesses recruitment of employees from
local colleges and universities
. Monitor the origination of international tourists, to determine in which areas
marketing should be focused
. Promote the expansion of eco-tourism by encouraging existing and new hotels to
participate in the Florida Green Lodging Program
. Promote the expansion of commercial service at the airport. Create specific
timelines to achieve the various components of this goal.
. Provide for the identification of desired sites consistent with the County's growth
management and land use strategies for each targeted industry as well as for other
desired contributory business users with the potential for significant employment.
. Continue to establish grant opportunities for the sustainable re-use of agriculture
land. Find a means of achieving continued bone fide agriculture operations through
innovative land use alternatives such as TDRs and cultivation of alternative energy
forms.
. Promote and identify internships and training for green sector jobs.
. Create a policy to provide a target ratio for jobs/housing balance.
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0.2 Review of County Affordable Housing Strategies
Define/Describe the Issue. How does the past compare to the present with respect to the
issue. How was the issue treated in the existing plan?
The foundation for a healthy and sustainable economy consists of several factors including
a favorable business climate, a trained workforce, public infrastructure, and affordable
housing. The percentage of income that a household spends on housing costs is the factor
used to determine if housing is affordable. When a household spends more than 30% of
their income on housing costs, they are considered burdened and their housing is no longer
affordable,
A major goal of the County as reflected in the Housing Element of the Comprehensive Plan
is to achieve a range of affordable housing opportunities that accommodates both existing
and future residents. The nationwide sub-prime mortgage crisis and resulting increased
foreclosure rates have highlighted the affordable housing shortage.
The Florida Housing Coalition's (FHC) May 2006 report, Affordable Housing Program
Review Initial Assessment for St. Lucie County, documents just how much housing costs
have increased over the past decade. In 2000, the median income for the County was
$49,600. Of the 2,495 single family sales in St. Lucie County in 2000, 65% were considered
affordable to a family earning 70% of the area median income (AMI). By 2006, the AMI for
St. Lucie County had risen to $54,600, an increase of 10%. However, of the 6,750 single
family sales between January 1,2006 and October 31,2006, only 10% were affordable to a
family earning 70% AMI.
Identify the impacts of the issue. Assess whether the objectives of the plan that relate to the
issue have been achieved. List the objectives in each element of the plan that relate to the
issue.
The previously overheated real estate market has, to some extent, priced many members of
the workforce out of St. Lucie County and currently, many homeowners are facing
foreclosures. In addition to employees in the public services and health care sectors, those
employed in the retail and tourism sectors are finding that their incomes are no longer
adequate for attaining housing in the communities where they work. The FHC's report
concludes that the Comprehensive Plan's adherence to retaining development within the
Urban Service Boundary dictates the need for a complementary body of policies to
encourage workforce housing within the developable areas. Otherwise new housing will
continue to exclude workers essential to the economic development and goals of the
County, and will result in a remote workforce that cannot reside in the County.
While the purpose of the Housing Element is to provide guidance for development of
appropriate plans to meet the housing needs of St. Lucie County residents, certain
objectives are geared specifically to the provision for affordable housing, either directly or
indirectly.
For example, Objective 5.1.3 requires that the Land Development Regulations clearly define
incentives to facilitate public and private sector cooperation. The development of affordable
housing is of a complexity that public private partnerships are essential for success. This
would involve both for profit entities and nonprofit partners. There are very few nonprofit
partners who serve as housing providers in the County.
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Other objectives intended to encourage affordable housing include the following:
Objective 5.2.1: By 2005, the County shall, by using the 2000 Census, analyze the housing
needs within the Unincorporated [sic] County of all income groups and shall amend the
Comprehensive Plan accordingly.
Objective 5.2.4: By August 1, 2001, the County will establish a Housing Task Force,
consisting of public and private sector representatives. This task force will be assigned the
task of identifying the housing needs of St. Lucie County for the existing and anticipated
populations of St. Lucie County.
Objective 5.2.5: Sites suitable for low and moderate-income housing shall be maintained in
the County to meet the current and projected population needs.
Objective 5.2.6: The County shall continue to provide regulations that permit mobile homes
in the county [sic].
It should be noted that the Housing Element mentions the intent to utilize density bonuses
and fast track permitting to encourage affordable housing. Additionally, Policy 3.1.4.7 of the
TVC Element (not yet in effect) includes provisions for workforce housing: To encourage a
broad range of family sizes and incomes, new Towns and Villages shall provide a minimum
of eight percent (8%) of the proposed number of residential units as workforce housing. An
inventory of workforce housing in the TVC shall be maintained on an annual basis.
Discuss whether there have been changes in circumstances that were not anticipated.
Discuss whether these changes resulted in either problems or opportunities for the
community. Identify actions, including plan amendments that are needed to address the
issue.
In an effort to obtain affordable housing, workers are often forced to commute to remote
areas where housing is more affordable. The burden therefore shifts from money spent on
housing to increased time and money spent on the additional commute. In order to resolve
this dilemma, a partnership of private, public, and not-for-profit representatives can develop
a roadmap toward the provision of affordable housing.
The aforementioned TVC was based on a study of sustainable development that can be
used within the Urban Service District Boundary on the fringes of the higher density district.
This land use category contains the necessary authorization for an inclusionary approach
where a certain percentage of units in a development are reserved as affordable.
The Board of County Commissioners has directed staff to develop an Inclusionary Housing
Ordinance. This ordinance would provide the regulatory framework countywide to increase
the supply of affordable housing. The Future Land Use and Housing Elements will need to
include in its goals, objectives, and policies the authority for the inclusionary housing
program authorized by Florida Statute, Section 125.01055: "Affordable housing -
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a County may adopt and maintain in effect any
law, ordinance, rule or other measure that is adopted for the purpose of increasing the
supply of affordable housing using land use mechanisms such as inclusionary housing
ordinances,"
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Finally, while the housing downturn has resulted in a plethora of vacant homes, many see
this is as an opportunity to turn that inventory into affordable workforce housing, which
employers can use to recruit and retain key talent. To that end, the Department of Housing
has prepared an informative report on the community land trust as a mechanism to create a
permanent supply of affordable housing while preserving public subsidy dollars invested in
the homes.
Recommendations
The element should be updated to incorporate the myriad housing programs and funding
strategies currently in operation in the County. Additionally, the following items should be
considered when drafting the EAR-based Amendments. Many of these are direct
recommendations from the Florida Housing Coalition's Affordable Housing Program Review
which are currently being considered by the County Commission.
. Create public-private partnership via formation of locally based private nonprofit
housing development corporation
. Create Affordable Housing Advisory Committee
. Develop guidelines for a voluntary inclusionary program that will provide an incentive
for private development to include a portion of residential units as certified affordable
. Consider Community Land Trust program should market conditions and demand
warrant
. Adopt Land Banking guidelines as deemed appropriate
. Form a Housing Trust Fund that will be the depository for any funds donated or
received for mitigation or other fees that are to be dedicated to meeting affordable
housing needs
. Develop a program to work with employers to utilize existing programs or develop
specialized programs to assist employers who desire to participate in making
housing in reasonable proximity to the workplace affordable and attainable
. Estimates of need for rural and farm worker households in the County should be
revisited.
. Encourage rehabilitation rather than demolition, whenever feasible
. Affordable housing should be constructed using green building practices.
. Review housing affordability based upon decreasing property values to ensure
efficiency of the workforce and affordable housing delivery system.
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E. Traffic Circulation
E.1 Regional Transportation Goals
Define/Describe the Issue. How does the past compare to the present with respect to the
issue? How was the issue treated in the existing plan?
Regional transportation goals are identified as a major issue in St. Lucie County. Since the
growth in the Treasure Coast has increased tremendously, and is expected to continue, it is
necessary to plan to meet the existing and projected growth in the area. To meet the
challenges of the anticipated growth, the need for transitoriented solutions should be
considered on a regional level. Due to the rising cost of fuel and current economic situation,
the focus is being shifted from single occupant vehicles to regional mass transit. This may
include reevaluating the level of funding directed solely at the construction and maintenance
of auto-only infrastructure. In the recent past, the St. Lucie County, Indian River County,
and Martin County Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPO's) worked together, and
prepared a Regional Long Range Transportation Pan (RLRTP) to address the regional
transportation needs.
Although the existing comprehensive plan identifies regional coordination, it does not
specifically address regional transportation goals.
The regional transportation goals identified in RLRTP are listed below:
. Establishment of a regional transit authority
. Improving the existing transit service
. New transit routes in Port St. Lucie
. Identification of intermodal hubs
Additional details regarding the RLRTP can be found in Chapter 2 of this report.
Identify the impacts of the issue. Assess whether the objectives of the plan that relate to the
issue have been achieved. List the objectives in each element of the plan that relate to the
issue.
The Treasure Coast is growing at a fast rate, and as a result, it is not viable for one local
government to separate themselves from the growth and traffic of the neighboring
municipalities and counties. For better future planning, it is recognized that St. Lucie County,
Martin County, and Indian River Counties should continue coordination toward regional
goals. St. Lucie, Martin and Indian River Counties will begin working on the 2035 RLRTP
process in the near future.
The following goal and objectives in the comprehensive plan are related to regional
transportation goals include the following:
GOAL 2.4:
Coordinate transportation-related issues with the plans and programs of the Florida
Department of Transportation, the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council, the St. Lucie
Metropolitan [sic] Planning Organization, Florida Department of Community Affairs, the
Hutchinson Island Resource Management Plan, adjacent municipalities, adjacent counties,
and other private transportation-related agencies.
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OBJECTIVE 2.4.1: Common transportation goals, objectives, and policies shall be shared
on an on-going basis with the transportation-related agencies listed in Goal 2.4, where
common interests are involved.
OBJECTIVE 2.4.2: The County shall communicate with the agencies listed in Goal 2.4
regarding transportation activities and planned improvements which may have impacts
within their respective jurisdiction and request comments as applicable.
Objective 2.4.1 identifies the regional transportation goals, and objectives, and Objective
2.4.2 encourages the intergovernmental coordination regarding the regional transportation
issues.
Discuss whether there have been changes in circumstances that were not anticipated.
Discuss whether these changes resulted in either problems or opportunities for the
community. Identify actions, including plan amendments that are needed to address the
issue.
As mentioned earlier, with the increase in growth brought to Treasure Coast communities,
the need to analyze the transportation system on a regional basis has emerged. This growth
provides an excellent opportunity for the local governments to work together towards
regional transportation goals.
Recently, the Transportation Regional Incentive Program (TRIP) was enacted by the Florida
Legislature through Senate Bill 360 in 2005. To encourage regional planning and
improvements of regional facilities, the state matches funds with regional partners. To meet
the requirements of TRIP funding, the local authorities have to enter into an interlocal
agreement and need to develop a regional plan. An interlocal agreement was entered
among St. Lucie, Martin, and Indian River Counties MPO in April 2006. As with the new
legislation, new regional transportation projects may be eligible for federal funding TRIP if
they meet the regional needs. Currently, improvements on Kings Highway will be partially
funded through the TRIP.
The RLRTP provides a framework for the regional planning. It is anticipated that regional
planning efforts and intergovernmental coordination is going to playa vital role in St. Lucie
County. St. Lucie County, in coordination with the FDOT and the TPO is working towards
an efficient transportation system, So for, this strategy is working and it is recommended
these intergovernmental coordination efforts should continue to achieve regional
transportation goals.
In the EAR-based amendment process, the following revisions should be considered:
. Include specific RLRTP goals such as:
1. Establishment of a regional transit authority
2. Improving the existing transit service
3. New transit routes in Port St. Lucie
4. Identification of intermodal hubs
. Include a policy to utilize TRIP funds where appropriate to finance projects with
regional impacts.
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. Include Indian River and Martin MPO's and Okeechobee County in objectives and
policies related to regional coordination.
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E.2 Incorporation of Transit Guidelines
Define/Describe the Issue. How does the past compare to the present with respect to the
issue? How was the issue treated in the existing plan?
Another major issue identified is incorporation of transit guidelines. The Regional Long
Range Transportation Plan (RLRTP) puts great emphasis on the transit. Due to recent
changes in legislation, transit became a key factor in transportation planning.
The existing comprehensive plan identifies the significance of public transportation systems,
and promotes the improvement of the existing public transportation system.
Identify the impacts of the issue. Assess whether the objectives of the plan that relate to the
issue have been achieved. List the objectives in each element of the plan that relate to the
issue.
Public transportation helps to relieve the congestion on the roadways, and improves the
overall level of service. Efficient transit provides an alternate affordable mode of
transportation to the public, especially for persons who are unable to have their own
transportation due to financial, physical, or other reasons. The public transportation system
is tied with a safe and functional pedestrian friendly environment as well.
The existing Transportation Element has several objectives which address the above issue.
St. Lucie County is working with related transportation authorities to meet the future public
transportation needs, Objective 2.5.1 provides for an efficient transportation system to meet
the needs of the disadvantaged. Objective 2.5.2 supports the coordination among FDOT, St.
Lucie Transportation Planning Organization, St. Lucie County, Fort Pierce, St. Lucie Village
and Port St. Lucie. St. Lucie County is so far very successful in providing the transit service
to the transportation disadvantaged. Objective 2.6.1 identifies the need for a mass transit
system and St. Lucie County will continue to support the establishment of a potential
passenger rail service.
Objective 2,5.1: Address the provision of efficient public transit services based upon existing
and proposed major trip generators and attractors, safe and convenient public transit
terminals, land uses and accommodation of the special needs of the transportation
disadvantaged in St. Lucie County.
Objective 2.5.2: Maintain coordination and communication among agencies involved in
providing transportation to the transportation disadvantaged including Florida Department of
Transportation, St. Lucie Metropolitan [sic] Planning Organization, St. Lucie County, Fort
Pierce, St. Lucie Village and Port St. Lucie.
Objective 2.6.1: Monitor and evaluate the demand for a community-wide mass transit
system through the completion of a Transit Feasibility/Development Study by August 2001
and update this study as required.
Objective 2.6.2: Provide, for the protection of future mass transit, rights-of-way and exclusive
mass transit corridors.
Objective 2.6.3: St. Lucie County shall support efforts to extend passenger rail service to St.
Lucie County.
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Discuss whether there have been changes in circumstances that were not anticipated.
Discuss whether these changes resulted in either problems or opportunities for the
community. Identify actions, including plan amendments that are needed to address the
issue.
Since the Treasure Coast is growing at a fast pace, and traffic is continuously increasing in
the area, the State of Florida realized the impacts of rapid growth and passed new
legislation Senate Bill 360 regarding the growth issues and concurrency requirements in
South Florida. Historically, St. Lucie County was an agricultural county, but recent growth
trends support an efficient transit system. The Florida Department of Transportation focuses
on regional planning, and the recent legislation allocates funding for regional planning. It is
an excellent opportunity for St. Lucie County to work with other counties to improve the
transportation system and achieve the regional goals with the help of federal funding.
The latest Transit Development Plan (TDP) Update evaluates the existing public
transportation system and provides suggestions to improve the transit. The report suggests
that Council On Aging of St. Lucie, Inc. (COASL) should continue the coordination with the
St. Lucie TPO and the South Florida Commuter Service for funding resources. It was also
suggested that the County should pursue grants from the Florida Public Transportation
Association (FPTA) for future funding. Establishment of a Regional Transportation Authority
(RTA) was also planned.
The newly adopted RLRTP also recommends several transit improvements consistent with
the latest TDP. Additionally, the Florida Department of Transportation is currently working
towards the Transit Oriented Development (TOD) design guidelines. St. Lucie County
should work with the FOOT and incorporate those guidelines into its Land Development
Code.
In the EAR-based amendment process, the following revisions should be considered:
. Consider including the results and recommendations from the 2030 LRTP and more
fully participate with establishing and implementing the recommendations of the 2035
RLRTP.
. Include policies that support the TDP update such as: Pursue funding sources for
transit through the South Florida Commuter Service, Florida Department of
Transportation and Federal Transit Administration
. Include policies requiring incorporation of Transit Oriented Development (TOD)
guidelines into the Land Development Code.
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F. Coastal Manaaement
F.1 Protection of beach and beach dune systems
Define/Describe the Issue. How does the past compare to the present with respect to the
issue? How was the issue treated in the existing plan?
St. Lucie County has approximately twenty-one (21) miles of ocean front shoreline, six (6)
miles on North Hutchinson Island (North Beach) and fifteen (15) miles on South Hutchinson
Island (South Beach). The barrier islands of North Beach and South Beach are separated by
the Fort Pierce Inlet. Coastal dune systems provide nesting habitat to listed marine turtles;
vegetated dunes provide stabilization and protection from storms; and public beaches
provide valuable tourism and economic resources to the County, to list only a few of the vital
features of this natural resource system. Due to the desirability of beach front real estate,
the pressure to develop along the coastal dune system is enormous. Under the current
Comprehensive Plan, Objective 7,1,1 and Objective 7.1.5; each provide policies for the
protection of the beach dune system.
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Bureau of Beaches and
Coastal Systems has and continues to recognize much of the Treasure Coast shoreline as
critically eroded. The Bureau defines critically eroded as a segment of the shoreline where
natural processes or human activity have caused or contributed to erosion and recession of
the beach or dune system to such a degree that upland development, recreational interests,
wildlife habitat, or important cultural resources are threatened or lost. Critically eroded areas
may also include peripheral segments or gaps between identified critically eroded areas
which, although they may be stable or slightly erosional now, their inclusion is necessary for
continuity of management of the coastal system or for the design integrity of adjacent beach
management projects. A survey completed in 2006 reconfirmed that these critical erosion
conditions still persist. St. Lucie County is a part of the ongoing beach nourishment program
authorized by the US Army Corp of Engineers (COE) that began over 30 years ago.
In 2004, Hurricanes Francis (105 mile/hour winds) and Jeanne (120 mile/hour winds) both
made landfall in St. Lucie County causing extensive damage to the beaches. The County
was last affected by Hurricane Wilma on October 24, 2005, which passed south of the
County from the southwest to a northeasterly direction. Most of the barrier island beaches
sustained severe erosion due to prolonged periods of aggressive tidal surge and high winds
from these storms. The prolonged storm surge displaced millions of cubic yards of sand.
Some of the sand was moved landward in areas with significant overwash filling ground
level condominiums and parking lots; some washed seaward, re-contouring the beach
profile and near-shore ridges or sandbars; and some was transferred southward, resulting in
post-storm accretion in specific areas.
The FDEP Bureau of Beaches and Coastal Systems Draft Strategic Beach Management
Plan for the Central Atlantic Coast Region dated June 2007, currently identifies three
segments of beach in St. Lucie County as critically eroded. These include a 1.8 mile
segment of critically eroded beach in north St. Lucie County along Avalon State Park and
State Road A1A. This area was severely impacted by Hurricanes Frances and Jeanne.
Following the effects of these 2004 hurricanes, FEMA funded the construction of emergency
protective berms.
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There is a 3.4 mile segment of critically eroded beach on Hutchinson Island at the very
south end of St. Lucie County; this segment contains areas of private residential
condominium developments. This area was severely impacted by Hurricane Irene (1999)
and again by Hurricanes Frances and Jeanne in 2004. In 2005 and 2006, an emergency
dune restoration project was constructed for most of this segment using 160,000 cubic yards
of sand, The material originally placed was incompatible and was removed and replaced
with compatible sand.
There is also a 2.3 mile segment of critically eroded beach extending immediately south of
the Fort Pierce Inlet. Following the effects of the 2004 hurricanes, maintenance nourishment
was conducted from April to June of 2005. The 2005 nourishment event placed
approximately 700,000 cubic yards of beach quality sand. This project included construction
of 5.0 acres of artificial reef. sea oat planting, and exotic vegetation removal from Coon
Island as a multi-component mitigation to offset adverse impacts to 8.9 acres of nearshore
hardbottom.
The 2007 report, Living on the Edge: Coastal Storm Vulnerability of the Treasure Coast
Barrier Islands, was prepared in the aftermath of the 2004 hurricane season. The report
indicates a cumulative dune retreat of 50-100 feet on North Hutchinson Island and South
Hutchinson Island as a result of the 2004 hurricane season. This report aims to inspire
regional cooperation in making sustainable and hazard-resilient choices in future economic
and land development policy. The report builds on the work being done by the Committee
for a Sustainable Treasure Coast.
Identify the impacts of the issue. Assess whether the objectives of the plan that relate to the
issue have been achieved. List the objectives in each element of the plan that relate to the
issue.
Objective 7.1.1 and 7.1.5 of the Coastal Element each provide policies for the protection of
the beach dune system. Objective 7.1.5 Beaches and Dunes, states: "St. Lucie County shall
provide for the protection and restoration of beaches and dunes. A comprehensive beach
and dune management program shall be adopted by 2003 which enhances the natural
functioning of the beach-dune system while reducing unnatural disturbances of the primary
dune." Regulations adopted within Section 6.02.01 E. Beach and Dune Protection under
Chapter VI, Resource Protection Standards of the St. Lucie County Land Development
Code, now require that all development comply with specified restrictions to protect against
erosion, maintain habitat value and productivity, maintain natural scenic values, prevent
damage to beach and dune vegetation, and promote natural rebuilding of the dune through
wind forces.
Objective 7.1.1 requires that future development continue to protect natural resources of the
coastal area from adverse impacts caused by future development through the
implementation and strengthening of existing environmental related laws and the
assignment of appropriate future land use designations. Policies require that future
development be limited to those which are resource dependent or compatible with the
physical and environmental characteristics of the coast, or to those uses which can occur
without degradation of the dune system. The County also has setback criteria prohibiting
direct disturbance of the dune structure and avoidance of placement of structures on the
beach.
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Additionally, Comprehensive Plan policy 7.1.5.1 states that "The County shall prohibit
construction seaward of the Coastal Construction Control Line including construction of
coastal or shore protection structures, except where the Florida Department of
Environmental Protection has issued the applicable permit authorizing that construction."
The Florida legislature initiated the Coastal Construction Control Line (CCCL) Program to
protect the coastal system from improperly sited and designed structures which can
destabilize or destroy the beach and dune system. The CCCL, established by the state, is
intended to define that portion of the beach and dune system which is subject to severe
fluctuations caused by a 100-year storm surge, storm waves, or other forces such as wind,
wave, or water level changes. A permit to alter, excavate or construct on property seaward
of the established control line is required from the Department of Environmental Protection.
Chapter 62B-33 of the Florida Administrative Code provides the design and siting
requirements that must be met to obtain a coastal construction control line permit. Approval
or denial of a CCCL permit application is based upon a review of the potential impacts to the
beach dune system, adjacent properties, native salt resistant vegetation, and marine turtles.
The description of the location of the St. Lucie County CCCL, established pursuant to
Section 161.053, is in Chapter 62B-26.021 of the Florida Administrative Code (FAC).
Discuss whether there have been changes in circumstances that were not anticipated.
Discuss whether these changes resulted in either problems or opportunities for the
community. Identify actions, including plan amendments that are needed to address the
issue.
As a part of the EAR-based amendment process the County has the opportunity to ensure
that where development occurs along the coastal dune system, regulations can be
implemented not only to avoid detrimental impacts but to enhance this resource. Where
development is permittable along the coastal dunes, the removal and the maintenance of
invasive exotic vegetation can be required as well as criteria established to ensure
appropriate re-vegetation and maintenance. On public coastal lands, effective exotic
vegetation control measures with viable replanting and maintenance plans should be
implemented to keep native vegetative communities intact. When reviewing redevelopment
applications for sites which contain coastal dune systems, previously existing manmade
alterations on the shorelines can be evaluated to determine the feasibility of and whether
any benefits may accrue through their removal/remediation as part of the redevelopment
project.
Projected sea level rise, which the Environmental Protection Agency (1988) estimates at 4.9
to 7.5 feet along the east coast of Florida between 1980 and 2100, is another issue that
currently has come to the forefront and to the awareness of the public. Sea Level Rise in the
Treasure Coast Region, dated December 2005, prepared by the Treasure Coast Regional
Planning Council provides detail on this issue. The Incorporation of policies into the Plan
should be considered indicating that current and credible sea level rise data should be
considered when planning long term infrastructure and capital improvement activities, and in
future land use decisions.
A result of the recent hurricane activity and the damage that resulted has been renewed
awareness to mitigation strategies. The Florida Department of Community Affairs has
prepared a report titled Integration of the Local Mitigation Strategy into the Local
Comprehensive Plan which provides general recommendations and a Comprehensive Plan
review for St. Lucie County. This profile was prepared as part of a statewide effort to guide
local governments in integrating hazard mitigation principles into local Comprehensive
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Plans. One of the items that this report recommends is that the County support a program,
in coordination with the Local Mitigation Strategy committee, to educate home and business
owners on mitigation techniques for protecting their structures, (including coastal structures).
The County's LMS Strategy (adopted in 2004) does contain an element to educate the
public on mitigation techniques. The County also has an ongoing mitigation education
program it conducts with local homeowners and businesses and obtained a number of
grants to support this education program.
The Integration of the Local Mitigation Strategy into the Local Comprehensive Plan report
should be reviewed and recommendations the County feels are most applicable, including
current education activities, should be incorporated into the Comprehensive Plan.
The 2007 report, Living on the Edge: Coastal Storm Vulnerability of the Treasure Coast
Barrier Islands, identified that "Building sustainable communities is the charge of the new
century, and hazard resilience is a component of sustainability. Unfortunately, appropriate
land use strategies and regulation, recognized as the most powerful but often most
controversial hazard mitigation tool, have not been fully exploited. The primary impediment
to employing land use regulation for mitigation is that it is perceived as impinging on private
property rights, making it politically contentious to promote and implement. That is
particularly true of waterfront proprieties, whose scarcity and desirability significantly drive
up values despite the risks associated with coastal storm events. Developers vigorously
oppose restrictions on density or building setbacks, as they perceive those regulations to
adversely impact the development values of prized and expensive land. In addition, it has
been argued that restricting development of a community's most attractive and highly valued
real estate adversely impacts its economic vitality. Coastal communities thrive on their
marine recreation and beach related tourism, resulting in the development of housing and
hotel units in close proximity to beaches and waterways. Those high-value developments
also generate the lion's share of municipal property tax revenue, and, because many of
those units are occupied seasonally, they do not consume a proportionate share of public
services. The combination of hazard mitigation tools dictated by public policy and the degree
and timing of their implementation engender complex issues of social justice, as the costs of
those efforts are carried among taxpayers regionally and the benefits are reaped
differentially. Moreover, the greater the value and number of assets at risk, the more
adaptive mitigation measures are needed to reduce the loss. Thus it is becoming
increasingly clear that the pervasive "loss reduction" paradigm results in substantial asset
exposure, increased community vulnerability, and rising economic and social costs.
Unabated, the mounting costs will threaten the region's economic vitality and undermine the
quality of life enjoyed by its residents,"
Specific recommendations include:
. Incorporate policies to ensure the removal of invasive exotic vegetation on coastal
systems with any development or redevelopment proposal as well as criteria to
ensure appropriate re-vegetation and long term exotic maintenance control.
Stabilization measures for areas impacted by exotic removal should be included for
the period before re-vegetation is established.
. Incorporate a policy to establish a restoration program on public beach and dune
lands for effective exotic vegetation control measures with viable replanting and
maintenance plans.
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. Incorporate a policy to consider and evaluate, when reviewing redevelopment
applications, the feasibility of and whether any benefits may accrue through the
removal/remediation of previously existing manmade alterations on the shorelines
and dunes as part of the redevelopment project.
. Incorporation of a policy to identify that the County shall monitor the characteristics of
the dune and other natural resource systems through the development review
process and that any indications of changes shall be examined and current
conservation management policies shall be refined as needed in order to remain
responsive to evolving problems and issues.
. Incorporate a policy to consider current and credible sea level rise data when
planning long term infrastructure and capital improvement activities, and in future
land use decisions.
. Incorporate a policy to indicate that the County shall support a program in
coordination with the Local Mitigation Strategy committee to educate home and
business owners on mitigation techniques for protecting their coastal structures.
. As part of the EAR-based amendment process the Integration of the Local Mitigation
Strategy into the Local Comprehensive Plan report should be reviewed and the
recommendations the County feels are most applicable and would balance
community vulnerability against potential economic and social costs should be
incorporated into the Comprehensive Plan.
As a part of the EAR-based amendment process the data section can be updated to reflect
current information on marine turtle nesting activity, hurricane activity, beach erosion and
nourishment programs.
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G. Aariculture/Rural/Western Lands
G.1 Incorporation of new County policies regarding rural and agricultural lands
Define/Describe the Issue. How does the past compare to the present with respect to the
issue. How was the issue treated in the existing plan?
Per the Comprehensive Plan (Revised 2004), "the major use of land within the
unincorporated areas of the County is agriculture. Well over 60% of the County is presently
used for the production of citrus, cash crops or ranching activities. These agricultural
activities account for St. Lucie County being ranked among the top citrus producers in the
State of Florida, contributing substantially to the local and regional economy. The
Comprehensive Plan allows for the following Agricultural Land Uses: Agricultural - 5 (0.2
dwelling units per acre) and Agricultural-2.5 (0.4 dwelling units per acre). If all agricultural
lands are developed to their maximum residential density, a "rural sprawl" affect could result,
straining public facilities while simultaneously limiting the region's natural resources and
open spaces. Moreover, the agricultural community would like to maintain the value of their
land and profitability of agricultural uses.
In 2006, St. Lucie County adopted land development regulations for a Rural Land
Stewardship (RLSA) Overlay Zone with the intent of allowing agricultural landowners within
the overlay zone the opportunity to sell their density in exchange for preserving agricultural
uses, open spaces, and natural resources. The overlay includes three resource
classifications: Hydrologic Stewardship Areas, Habitat Stewardship Areas, and Water
Retention Areas. Credits are generated based on the value of resources on the land
multiplied by the development rights that are removed from designated Stewardship
Sending Areas (SSAs). The development credits are then transferred to Stewardship
Receiving Areas (SRAs). The SRAs would be developed as more compact mixed use areas.
The RLSA Overlay was designed to implement the common vision of St. Lucie County and
the Committee for Sustainable Treasure Coast.
Identify the impacts of the issue. Assess whether the objectives of the plan that relate to the
issue have been achieved. List the objectives in each element of the plan that relate to the
issue.
Full residential development of existing agricultural areas increases impacts on public
facilities and limits natural resource and open space protection.
Objective 1.1.2: Provide in the land development regulations provisions for a compatible
and coordinated land use pattern which establishes agriculture as the primary use outside of
the urban service boundary and promotes retention of agricultural activities, preserves
natural resources and maintains native vegetative habitats.
Related policies under Objective 1.1.2 govern development of multiple AG-5 or AG-2.5 lots.
Applications to divide a parcel into more than 8 lots must be reviewed in a planned
development process unless the division results in 20 acres or more.
Policy 1.1.2.3 governs open space requirements in development of more than eight lots in
AG-5 or A-2.5.
Policy 1.1.2.3 All future non-agricultural development within the AG-5 and AG-2.5 future
land use categories will be required to preserve open space, which is to be defined to
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include, but not be limited to, agricultural activities such as groves and range land as well as
preservation of natural areas according to the following criteria:
a. developments in excess of eight (8) units, or greater than 160 acres in gross area,
whichever is more restrictive must retain a minimum of 80% of the project site as open
space
b. developments of eight (8) units or less, or involving 160 acres or less in gross area,
whichever is more restrictive must retain a minimum of 50% of the project site as open
space, provided that this paragraph shall not be applied to avoid the remainder of this
policy through further subdivision of land parcels as existed as to record on January 9,
1990.
Some urban uses were expected in the western agricultural areas per Policy 1.1.2.4.
Policy 1.1.2.4: Provide the means to manage growth within the agricultural land use
categories through the orderly delivery of services concurrent with the impacts of
development. It is anticipated that over time portions of the agricultural land use categories
will be converted to urban uses as services are provided. However, the physical extension
of County provided central sewer and water services shall only occur consistent with the
other provisions of this Plan.
The following are objectives and policies from the Rural Land Stewardship Overlay
Amendments. The numbering does not at this time match the numbering format in the
existing Future Land Use Element:
Objective 1: Establish the general purpose and structure to implement the St. Lucie County
Rural Land Stewardship Overlay.
Objective 2: Establish incentive-based policies to protect and conserve agricultural lands
and open space, continue the viability of agricultural production and preserve cultural
heritage in St. Lucie County.
Objective 3: Establish policies to protect and conserve water quality and quantity, as well as
listed animal and plant species and their habitats by directing incompatible uses away from
wetlands and upland habitat through the establishment of Hydrologic Stewardship Areas,
Habitat Stewardship Areas, and Water Retention Areas, where lands are voluntarily
included in the Rural Land Stewardship Area Overlay,
Objective 4: Establish policies to accommodate future population growth through
sustainable development patterns, while discouraging urban sprawl, providing for the
utilization of innovative land use planning and promoting economic diversification through
the establishment of Stewardship Sending Areas and corresponding Stewardship Receiving
Areas.
Discuss whether there have been changes in circumstances that were not anticipated.
Discuss whether these changes resulted in either problems or opportunities for the
community. Identify actions, including plan amendments that are needed to address the
issue.
Since the adoption of the Rural Land Stewardship Overlay Sub-element, the County's
attitude towards the RLSA program has changed significantly as the trade-offs between
preservation of large tracts of land for development of large tracts of land well outside the
urban service boundary have become better understood. The County may consider
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completely removing the current policies regarding the RLSA from the Comprehensive Plan
and land development code.
In 2007, the Board of County Commissioners created the Agricultural Development Steering
Committee to make recommendations regarding agricultural development. The Committee
put together a number of conceptual ideas that the County may consider as follows:
. Ensure zoning regulations for AG 2.5 and AG 5 Zoning Districts allow residential
yards to be used for open space requirements.
. Ensure landowners with agricultural properties above 8 units or 160 acres have
the same by-right uses as those below thresholds.
. Create menu of developmenUpreservation alternatives to the "by-right" scenario
to create incentives for applying for PUD applications in order to preserve natural
resources.
. Use Transfer of Development Rights (TDRs) to discourage sprawl and preserve
open space and agricultural uses.
. Ensure land value is retained in agricultural areas.
. Create value for retaining functional wetlands.
. Allow transfer of development rights from high value wetlands in the western and
southwestern portions of the County to defunct, post-canker citrus grovelands
and areas of planned infrastructure improvements.
The following recommendations and specific amendment strategies to address this local
issue may be deferred to a future date or planning effort:
. Encouraging organic farming to reduce toxic herbicides and pesticides from
leaching into wetlands and drainage areas that may affect the health of the
Everglades and Indian River Lagoon.
. Supporting federal agricultural efforts such as the Environmental Quality
Incentive Program (EQIP) authorized in the Farm Security and Rural Investment
Act of 2002 (Farm Bill) which provides a voluntary conservation program for
farmers and ranchers that promotes agricultural production and environmental
quality. EQIP offers financial and technical help to assist eligible participants
install or implement structural and management practices on eligible agricultural
land.
. Encouraging community gardens that may enhance environmental awareness
and community involvement.
. When considering the future of agricultural areas, identify and preserve or restore
to the fullest extent possible wetlands, native uplands, and natural systems.
Evolving RLSA concerns, the recommendations of the Sustainable Treasure Coast, and the
more overarching changes in the housing market, costs of transportation and infrastructure,
and other like issues will require the County take a broader look at the future of the western
lands. Many of the above recommendations reflect suggested action steps in the
Committee for a Sustainable Treasure Coast - Final Report. The following
recommendations and specific amendment strategies may be deferred to a future date or
planning effort:
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· Consider innovative partnerships between urban areas, local and regional
governmental entities, and rural landowners that take advantage of the services
and benefits that rural lands can provide to urban areas and the region as a
whole. Examples might include compensating rural landowners to support CERP,
IRL South Plan, and research on biofuels.
. Establish acreage targets for the preservation of rural lands.
. Establish acreage targets for the preservation of rural lands.
· Cooperate to identify and implement a connected system of greenways and
corridors on rural lands that allow wildlife movement and enhance biodiversity.
The County should reopen the topic of rural land planning to public participation in concert
with the Department of Community Affairs to determine the best strategies for western areas
of the County. This should occur before or during the EAR-based amendment process.
Recommendations for the EAR-based amendments include:
· Determine best planning strategies for rural lands with DCA and with public
participation as part of the EAR-based amendments process. Such efforts should
include initiating the review of a transfer of development strategies and amendments
to the Rural Land Stewardship program.
· Explore other innovative techniques for preservation of agricultural and rural lands
including additional action steps in the Committee for a Sustainable Treasure Coast
- Final Report.
· Consider innovative partnerships between urban areas, local and regional
governmental entities, and rural landowners that take advantage of the services and
benefits that rural lands can provide to urban areas and the region as a whole.
Examples might include compensating rural landowners to support CERP, IRL South
Plan, and research on biofuels.
It is the County's intent to place the program on hold so as to review and revise all Goals,
Objectives and Policies regarding rural lands as part of the larger comprehensive western
lands planning effort.
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H. Capital Improvements
H. 1 Concurrency management and timing of infrastructure improvements
Define/Describe the Issue. How does the past compare to the present with respect to the
issue. How was the issue treated in the existing plan?
Members of the public attending scoping meetings for the Evaluation and Appraisal Report
mentioned concern about concurrency management and the timing of infrastructure
improvements. St. Lucie County as well as other areas of Florida underwent substantial
increases in development in the early part of this decade. With population expected to
continue to increase from 72,764 in 2005 to 81,473 in 2010 in unincorporated St. Lucie
County, impacts from the related development will increase as well. (However, it has been
previously noted that this projection may be overestimated. The County made need to
consider alternate population projections to ensure levels of service meet actual population
needs.)
Chapter V of the County's Land Development Code (LDC) addresses Adequate Public
Facilities. Before receipt of a Final Development Order, all applicants must receive approval
of a Certificate of Capacity, a Certificate of Capacity Variance, or a Certificate of Capacity
Exemption. Before issuing a Certificate of Capacity, the County must undertake a
Concurrency Test as specified in the LDC.
Identify the impacts of the issue. Assess whether the objectives of the plan that relate to the
issue have been achieved. List the objectives in each element of the plan that relate to the
issue.
Ensuring concurrency assures existing and future residents and businesses that adequate
facilities will be available. It ensures that essential services such as potable water, sewer,
roadways, and schools will be available for new and existing residents and businesses.
The following objectives and policies govern concurrency management in the Capital
Improvements Element:
Objective 11.1.3: Within the County's financial capability, provide needed capital
improvements for repair or replacement of obsolete or worn out facilities, eliminating existing
deficiencies, and meeting the needs of future development and redevelopment caused by
previously issued and new development orders.
Objective 11.1.4: Coordinate land use decisions and available or projected fiscal resources
with a schedule of capital improvements that maintains adopted level of service standards
and meets existing and future facility needs.
Policy 11.1.1.3: The quantity of public facilities necessary to eliminate existing deficiencies
and to meet the needs of future growth shall be determined for every type of public facility
by the following calculation: Q = (S x D) - E.
Where: Q is the quantity of public facility needed, S is the standard for level of service, D is
the demand, such as the population, and E is the inventory of existing facilities.
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Policy 11.1.4.8: The County shall establish and maintain a Concurrency Implementation and
Monitoring System.
Discuss whether there have been changes in circumstances that were not anticipated.
Discuss whether these changes resulted in either problems or opportunities for the
community. Identify actions, including plan amendments that are needed to address the
issue.
Section 163.3180 of the Florida Statutes regarding Concurrency requires the following
timing requirements to ensure that adequate public facilities are available to meet level of
service standards with the impact of development.
(a) Sanitary sewer, solid waste, drainage, adequate water supplies. and potable water
facilities shall be in place and available to serve new development no later than the issuance
by the local government of a certificate of occupancy or its functional equivalent.
(b) Parks and recreation facilities to serve new development shall be in place or under
actual construction no later than 1 year after issuance by the local government of a
certificate of occupancy or its functional equivalent.
(c) Transportation facilities needed to serve new development shall be in place or under
actual construction within 3 years after the County approves a building permit that results in
traffic generation.
The County will need to update their Schedule of Capital Improvements before December 1,
2008 in order to meet state requirements. The Schedule should include projects that
maintain or improve level of service standards from FY09 to FY13 and show that funds have
been committed for the first three years. The County plans to include with the next Capital
Improvements Element update a Capacity and Level of Service report so that the Board of
County Commissioners and public can be aware of the impacts of development on public
facilities.
The County should continue to maintain the existing concurrency monitoring system using
simplified systems for keeping track of concurrency. Valid Certificates of Capacity should
provide the basis for this system as they provide development applicants "concurrency
reservations" for their future developments.
Recommendations for amending the Capital Improvement Element to address concurrency
and timing include:
. Incorporate timing requirements from Florida Statue, Section 163.3180 regarding
public facilities.
. Ensure land development code regarding Adequate Public Facilities reflect new
school concurrency requirements.
. Include a schedule to provide for the annual update to the CIE.
. Incorporate school concurrency requirements into the County's Land
Development Code.
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H. 2 Consideration of Alternate Park Level of Service Standards
Define/Describe the Issue. How does the past compare to the present with respect to the
issue. How was the issue treated in the existing plan?
The current LOS standard based on general park acreage per 1,000 population is generally
recognized as deficient in today's recreation and open space environment. Florida's
Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP) serves as an information
resource and establishes a framework and planning process to guide these various
recreation providers toward the goal of an integrated, sustainable outdoor recreation lands
system. Many cities and counties have elected to use these recommended standards in
their comprehensive plans. While many of SCORP's guidelines are referenced in the Data
Inventory Analysis of the Recreation and Open Space Element, the LOS measurement is
based solely on a park acreage to population ratio. Following are the SCORP's site
guidelines for community outdoor recreation resources and facilities:
Table 1.2: Site Guidelines for Community Outdoor Recreation Resources and
Facilities
Population Area per Size as a
Park Facility Location 1000 Separate Facilities
Served Population Park
Equipped Play Less than .25 2,500 Minimum of Play structures, benches,
and Tot Lot mile distance in maximum .5 acre 1 acre picnic areas, open spaces,
residential setting landscaping
Neighborhood Neighborhood 5,000 2 acres Minimum of 5 Play structures, recreation
Park area - .25 - .5 maximum acres buildings, court games, hard
mile distance courts, tennis courts, internal
trails, shuffleboard, volleyball
courts, picnic area, open
area, landscapinQ
Community Usually serves 5,000 2 acres Minimum of All of the facilities found in a
Park two or more maximum 20 acres; neighborhood park plus
neighborhoods Optimal is informal ballfields, swimming
and .5 to 3 miles 20-50 acres pools, archery ranges, disc
distance golf areas, ornamental
gardens, open space and
facilities for cultural activities
Urban Open Urban Areas .25 - .5 mile 1 acre Min. of.1 Resource-based recreation
Space acre area
Urban District In a large urban One park per 5 acres Minimum of Play structures, restrooms,
Park area or its 50,000 50 acres; trails, nature center, boating,
periphery with optimal is swimming, picnic areas,
30-40 minutes 75+ acres sports fields
driving time
Regional Park On the periphery >100,000 20 acres Minimum of Camping, nature and bridle
of an urban area Population 250 acres - paths, picnicking, and other
- 30 - 60 minutes several facilities non- intensive
driving time thousand development
acres
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Population Area per Size as a
Park Facility Location Served 1000 Separate Facilities
Population Park
Beach Access Within .25 mile of .5 acre Minimum of 1 Walkways, parking and
with Parking urban coastal acre restrooms optional
beach or on its
periphery,
1 access / .5 mile
of
shoreline
Sports Strategically Minimum of Ballfields, soccer fields,
Complex located 25 acres; football fields, tennis courts,
comm unity-wide Optimal is play structures, hard courts,
facilities 40-80 acres volleyball, internal trails,
picnic areas
Source: Outdoor Recreation in Florida-2000
Identify the impacts of the issue. Assess whether the objectives of the plan that relate to the
issue have been achieved. List the objectives in each element of the plan that relate to the
issue.
Both the Recreation and Open Space Element and Capital Improvements Element contain
objectives that provide level of service standards.
Objective 9.1.1 (Recreation and Open Space Element): Active and passive recreation
facilities and open space areas for the residents and visitors of St. Lucie County shall be
provided in a manner consistent with the level of service standards set forth in this element.
Consistency with these standards shall be maintained in subsequent years.
Objective 11.1.1 (Capital Improvements Element): Define types of public facilities, establish
standards for level of service for each type of public facility, and determine what capital
improvements are needed in order to achieve and maintain standards (as well as to repair
or replace existing public facilities).
Each of these Objectives contains a policy for park and recreation level of service
standards. Policy 9.1.1.1 of the Recreation and Open Space Element and Policy 11.1.1.18
of the Capital Improvements Element directs the Level of Service (LOS) for Community
Parks to be 5 acres per 1,000 residents in the unincorporated area. The same policies
provide for 5 acres of Regional Parks per 1,000 residents countywide. The current LOS for
Community Parks is 5.95 acres per 1,000 residents. The current LOS for Regional Parks is
54.3 acres per 1,000 residents. A level of service analysis has been performed in Chapter
2.
Discuss whether there have been changes in circumstances that were not anticipated.
Discuss whether these changes resulted in either problems or opportunities for the
community. Identify actions, including plan amendments that are needed to address the
issue.
It is recommended St. Lucie County consider new standards which would allow the
community to arrive at its own unique blueprint, by taking into consideration the County's
changing demographics. An increasing interest in the wellness movement, is an indicator
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that it is the appropriate time to reevaluate the parks and recreation service standards
identified in the Comprehensive Plan.
To that end, the EAR recommends the following:
. Review and revise definitions for neighborhood, community, and regional parks, as
well as passive and active recreation. Florida's 2000 Statewide Comprehensive
Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP) provides recommended standards and definitions.
. These new classifications can be applied to an updated parks inventory, which will
provide for a more appropriate LOS measurement.
. Provide updated inventory and map when Comprehensive Plan is amended.
. Add policies that guide the development and implementation of the November 2007
Bicycle, Pedestrian, Greenways & Trailways Master Plan.
These and other recommendations are outlined in the 2002 Glatting-Jackson Community
Parks Master Plan. The conceptual master plan includes an implementation strategy of
proposed urban district parks, sports complexes, and community parks. Many of the
recommendations of the plan's vision should be incorporated into the Comprehensive Plan
amendments.
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I. Interaovernmental Coordination
1.1. Intergovernmental coordination of the County and municipalities
Define/Describe the Issue. How does the past compare to the present with respect to the
issue. How was the issue treated in the existing plan?
During public meetings on the major issues list for the EAR, coordination with municipalities
within the County was mentioned as a concern. The County and municipal governments
have a number of common issues of concern: transportation, annexation, concurrency
management, and the Port of Ft. Pierce.
Identify the impacts of the issue. Assess whether the objectives of the plan that relate to the
issue have been achieved. List the objectives in each element of the plan that relate to the
issue.
Intergovernmental coordination on issues of mutual interest allows increased efficiency of
government services and ensures proper coordination of concurrency.
Objective 10.1.1: St. Lucie County shall establish specific means of coordination with
adjacent municipalities; with local, state, and federal agencies who have permitting and
regulating authority; and with quasi-public entities which provide services but lack regulatory
authority in St. Lucie County; with County volunteer groups; and with interested citizen
groups who have notified the County of their interest.
Policy 10.1.1.7: By January 3151 of each calendar year, formally request in writing that Ft.
Pierce, Port St. Lucie and St. Lucie Village designate their anticipated future annexation
areas, inform the County as to the nature of such plans, and provide further notification in
the event there is change to these plans.
Policy 10.1.1.10: By January 1, 2003, meet with representatives of Ft. Pierce, Port St. Lucie
and St. Lucie Village to identify potential joint planning areas. Annexation and joint
infrastructure are to be considered and discussed; more specifically, the following areas
may be considered:
Fort Pierce
Areas adjoining Okeechobee Road from Hartman Road to Eleven
Mile Road.
Area adjoining existing city limits.
Existing enclaves
LTC Ranch/Midway Road area
1-95/Gatlin Boulevard area
Port St. Lucie
St. Lucie Village
No areas identified.
Policy 10.1.1.11: By January 1, 2003, establish procedures to deal with future municipal
incorporation proposals.
Objective 10.1.2: The County shall coordinate the revision of level of service standards for
public facilities with any state, regional or local entity having operational and maintenance
responsibility for such facilities; and coordinate on the provision of public facility
improvements with the capital facility plans of any other governmental entity providing public
facilities within St. Lucie County.
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Policy 10.1.2.2: Establish a Planning Forum, to meet at least quarterly, to coordinate
programs of infrastructure development and improvement between the County, the
municipalities, and interested public groups so that adopted levels of service can be
maintained throughout the entire County.
Objective 10.1.3: The Director of Community Development shall continue to be responsible
for coordination of County activities with the comprehensive plans of adjacent municipalities,
St. Lucie County, the adjacent counties, and other units of local government such as the
School Board providing services but not having regulatory authority over the use of land.
Discuss whether there have been changes in circumstances that were not anticipated.
Discuss whether these changes resulted in either problems or opportunities for the
community. Identify actions, including plan amendments that are needed to address the
issue.
The City of Fort Pierce has been actively annexing parcels from unincorporated St. Lucie
County. Typically, development applications on parcels adjacent to Fort Pierce within the
Fort Pierce Utility Service Area are reviewed by St. Lucie County and subsequently, the
owner of the parcel agrees to incorporation in exchange for potable water and sanitary
sewer service from the Fort Pierce Utility Authority. In 2005, St. Lucie County and the City of
Fort Pierce signed a joint planning agreement. The agreement includes coordination on
communication regarding annexation, allow both parties to send a non-voting representative
to each other's development review committees.
The County would like to pursue a similar relationship with the City of Port St. Lucie. Issues
that require coordination include greater communication on water supply and annexations.
The Comprehensive Plan generally provides for communication and cooperation between
the County and municipalities regarding annexation and utilities. EAR-based amendments
should include:
. Update Policy 10.1.10 to current joint planning issues between St. Lucie County
and the municipalities and provide new deadlines
. Provide for opportunities to engage in agreements for transfer development
rights with municipalities
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1.2. Ensure Incorporation of the Port Master Plan
Define/Describe the Issue. How does the past compare to the present with respect to the
issue. How was the issue treated in the existing plan?
The Planning and Zoning Commission expressed a concern about incorporation of the Port
Master Plan in one of the major issues workshop. The County serves as the Port Authority
for the Port of Ft. Pierce. The County incorporated a Port Sub-element in the
Comprehensive Plan in 2002 as required by Florida statutes. Much of the Port Planning
Area lies within the City of Fort Pierce and the Fort Pierce Community Redevelopment Area.
A small portion of the Port Planning Area lies within unincorporated St. Lucie County and
development of this portion is governed by the County's Future Land Use Element, the Port
Sub-element, and the County's land development regulations.
Identify the impacts of the issue. Assess whether the objectives of the plan that relate to the
issue have been achieved. List the objectives in each element of the plan that relate to the
issue.
The Transportation and Port Sub-Element provide objectives and policies regarding the Port
Master Plan.
Transportation Element:
Objective 2.8.1: Develop the Port Master Plan consistent with Chapter 163....(2)(a-k), Florida
Statutes taking into consideration the existing and proposed development plans for the Port
area including the 1996 Port of Fort Pierce Charrette report.
Port Sub-Element
Objective 1.1: St. Lucie County, working with the City of Ft. Pierce, interested agencies and
private property owners and consistent with the Port enabling laws and the constitutional
and statutory protections for the rights of existing private property owners, should ensure
that the public interest and quality of life is protected when exercising public control of port
property.
Objective 1 b.1: The general master development map for the Port of Ft. Pierce shall be as
depicted in Figure F and F1. The land use activities shown in this general plan of
development shall comply with applicable State, County and Municipal laws including the
applicable Local Comprehensive Plans for St. Lucie County and the City of Ft. Pierce,
adopted pursuant to Chapter 163, Florida Statutes
Objective 2.1: The Port of Ft. Pierce should strengthen the economic development activities
in the Port Operations Area by working with federal, state and local government, the private
sector, and other interested parties to formulate an economic development plan by 2004
that will foster new jobs that exceed the County's average annual wage and enhance the
community's prosperity.
Objective 2.2: The Port of Ft. Pierce in cooperation with the City of Ft. Pierce and other
governmental bodies, shall assist in the development of high quality design standards to
ensure that port facilities in the Port Operations Area are compatible with the use of the
surrounding area in the City of Ft. Pierce as downtown waterfront development.
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Objective 2.3: The Port of Ft. Pierce, working with federal, state and local governments, the
private sector, and other interested parties, shall maintain, increase, and promote marine
industry and related scientific and commercial activities at the Port of Ft. Pierce so there is
no net loss of marine industry.
Objective 2.4: The Port of Ft. Pierce shall allow and support extension of water-dependent
recreational and ecotourism uses in the Port Planning Area.
Objective 2.5: The Port of Ft. Pierce, in compliance with federal, state, and local laws, shall
work with appropriate public safety entities to revise the port security management plan for
the Port Operations Area by December 2003.
Objective 3.1: The Port of Ft. Pierce, working with federal, state, and local governmental
bodies, the private sector, and other interested parties, shall ensure the protection and
restoration of the Indian River Lagoon and avoid future degradation of the Lagoon's
ecological health due to port activities.
Objective 3.2: The Port of Ft. Pierce with work with other governmental bodies, private
interests, and other interested parties, to prevent detrimental effects on the Indian River
Lagoon caused by port activities by supporting estuarine diversity and the protection,
maintenance, and enhancement of the population of endangered and threatened species.
Objective 3.3: The Port of Ft. Pierce, working with other governmental bodies, private
interests, and other interested parties, shall protect and maintain the existing natural coastal
areas and resources within the Port Planning Area.
Objective 3.4: In keeping with the St. Lucie County Manatee Protection Plan (MPP), the Port
of Ft. Pierce will work with other governmental agencies and private interests to improve
protection of the manatees and enforcement of existing related laws within the Port Planning
Area.
Objective 4.1: The Port of Ft. Pierce, working with other governmental bodies, private
interests, and other interested parties, shall develop an integrated open space system to
provide public access between those portions in the Port Planning Area that are open to the
public and the surrounding community.
Objective 5.1: The Port of Ft. Pierce, working with regional and state emergency
management agencies, private interests, and other interested parties, shall identify new and
existing procedures to ensure public safety in the event of a hurricane or other natural
disaster.
Objective 5.1: The Port of Ft. Pierce, working with regional and state emergency
management agencies, private interests, and other interested parties, shall identify new and
existing procedures to ensure public safety in the event of a hurricane or other natural
disaster. .
Objective 7.1: The Port of Ft. Pierce shall maintain the maximum channel depth at 28 feet
with its current width as identified on the Army Corps of Engineer's Project Condition Survey
dated August 2001 (attached as Figure H).
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Objective 7.2: The Port of Ft. Pierce shall seek to improve the condition of Taylor Creek from
the S-50 Spillway to the Intracoastal Waterway through maintenance dredging and water
quality improvement projects.
The 2002 update of the Port of Fort Pierce Master Plan was adopted by the St. Lucie
County Board of Commissioners, Ordinance 02-014. The Master Plan provides general
goals, objectives and policies to encourage gentrification of the port through a mix of
recreational, commercial residential and industrial uses. The plan was also written to
strengthen local control over the port uses, and provide flexibility to ensure governmental
coordination. The Port Master Plan reflects a vision of how the Port could capitalize on its
unique potential for diversified maritime and other waterfront uses of both a public and
private nature. That vision sees the Port as a distinctive destination, serving as a catalyst for
complementary and recreational development.
Discuss whether there have been changes in circumstances that were not anticipated.
Discuss whether these changes resulted in either problems or opportunities for the
community. Identify actions, including plan amendments that are needed to address the
issue.
The Port of Ft. Pierce lies primarily within the City of Fort Pierce. In addition to the Port
Master Plan, the County also adopted the Port of Fort Pierce Implementation Plan. The
County (also the Port Authority) actively coordinates with the City of Fort Pierce on planning
in the Port Planning Area. The County also coordinates as needed on navigational and
environmental issues as appropriate. The following recommendations and specific
amendment strategies may be deferred to a future date or planning effort:
. Revise Objective 2.1 to show continuous County support of strengthening
coordination and economic development of the Port.
. Revise Objective 2.3 to state that the County would attempt to maintain, increase,
and promote marine industry and related scientific and commercial activities at the
Port of Ft. Pierce so there is no net loss of marine industry.
. Consider removing Objective 2.5 and Objective 5.1 as Port security is largely
handled by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
. Revised Transportation Element Objective 2.8 should be updated to reflect adoption
of the Port Master Plan.
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2. Evaluation and Appraisal Report ReQuirements
Population Estimates
Population projections for St. Lucie County were updated in the Comprehensive Plan in
2008 with amendments related to the 10- Year Water Supply Plan using data supplied by the
University of Florida's Bureau of Business and Economic Research and the Shimberg
Center for Affordable Housing. These estimates for both unincorporated areas and the
entire County (incorporated and unincorporated areas) are delineated in Table 2.1 A. In
2007, the population for the entire County was estimated to be 271,961.
Table 2.1A: St. Lucie County Population Projections
Population Projections
St. Lucie-Unincorporated
St. Lucie County
2005
72,764
222,140
2010
81,473
298,800
2015
87,707
346,200
2020
93,398
390,400
2025
98,067
429,700
Source: 2006 University of Florida, Bureau of Business and Economic Research (published February 2007);
Unincorporated population projections from Shimberg Center for Affordable Housing (from proposed amendment
to St. Lucie County Comprehensive Plan related to the 10-Year Water Supply Plan.)
The relative percentage of population of unincorporated St. Lucie County is anticipated to
decrease over the short and long term planning periods.
Table 2.1 B shows population change within the County over the past twenty-seven years.
Table 2.18: Population Change from 1980 to 2007
Projection ChanQe
St. Lucie Countv
Increase in Population
Percent Chance
1980
87,182
N/A
N/A
1990
120,582
33,400
38.3%
2000
192,575
71,993
59.7%
2007
271,961
79,386
41.2%
Source: 2006 University of Florida, Bureau of Business and Economic Research (published February 2007);
Unincorporated population projections from Shimberg Center for Affordable Housing (from proposed amendment
to St. Lucie County Comprehensive Plan related to the 10-Year Water Supply Plan.)
Increases in home foreclosures and decreases in development applications indicate that the
population projections may overestimate St. Lucie County's population in 2010. The County
may want to consider an alternate analysis of its population as the overestimated projections
may indicate a greater need to meet level of service standards for government buildings,
parks, and libraries than necessary to accommodate the existing and future population.
Changes in Land Area
Annexations
There have been no annexations or changes to the St. Lucie County boundary since the last
EAR. Significant annexations have been made by the City of Fort Pierce and the City of
Port 81. Lucie since that time. ''The County has a joint planning agreement with Fort Pierce
and Port St. Lucie to coordinate annexations.
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Table 2.2 Annexation by Municipality January 2002 to September 2008
Annexed
Land Area
Municipality (Acres)
Fort Pierce 3,122.14
Port St. Lucie 5,421.26
St Lucie Village 1.43
Total 8,544.84
Existing Land Uses
The 2008 existing land use figures required analyzing existing land use data from the
County tax roll and making some general assumptions regarding the current use of parcels.
Best estimates were made based on the available existing land use data in conjunction with
other available county data. The methodology used for obtaining the existing land use
counts for the 1996 EAR is unknown; therefore, significant conclusions from comparing
1995 and 2006 figures cannot be made. The overall land area of unincorporated St. Lucie
County is significantly lower in 2008 than 1996, which may be the result of significant
annexations by the Cities of Fort Pierce and Port St. Lucie. The Transportation/Utilities land
use category accounts for right of way and other acreage including canals that were
accounted for in 2008 but may not have been in 1996.
Analysis of the existing land use data figures show that the land use with the highest
acreage is Resource Production (Agricultural) accounting for over 63.5% of the total existing
land use. However, this percentage has decreased somewhat from the figures shown for
the 1996 EAR which showed 71.6% of the total land area (230,000 acres).
Residential land uses have seen an over all increase of 8,252 acres. This is mostly
attributed to single family home development. Multifamily and mobile home as a percentage
of overall residential development has decreased over this same time period. The amount
of vacant lands also decreased significantly from 15.4% of the total land area 1996 to 3.2%
in 2008.
Table 2.3: Existing Land Uses (Unincorporated St. Lucie County)
Residential Total 5,300 1.7% 13,552.3 4.8%
. Single Family 1,500 11,346
. Multi Family 1,800 518
. Mobile Home 2,000 759
Commercial 3,000 0.9% 9,276.2 3.3%
Industrial 2,800 0.9% 2,446.1 0.8%
Public Services 500 0.2% 1,889.9 0.7%
Conservation/Recreation 6,500 2.0% 12.0%
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34,129.5
1 ,400
230,000
0.4%
71.6%
18,301.5
180,638.4
6.4%
63.5%
Vacant/Undeveloped 49,594 15.4% 9,025.9 3.2%
A uatic Preserve/VVater other 21,950 6.8% 15,343.0 5.3%
Total 321,044 100% 284,602.5 100%
Source: St. Lucie County Evaluation and Appraisal Report, 1996, St. Lucie County Property Appraiser, 2008.
Note: This table represents a generalized use of land in St. Lucie County. The acreages shown are for general
comparison purposes only.
Vacant Land for Future Development
Table 2.4 shows the vacant land use distribution for St. Lucie County for the year 2008. The
figures shown were obtained by overlaying the County Property Appraiser Tax Roll data for
vacant parcels with the Future Land Use data from the County GIS department.
Table 2.4: Vacant Land by Future Land Use
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Aqricultural2.5 105 1.9%
Aqricultural -5 440 8.1%
Commercial 31 0.6%
Conservation Public 47 0.9%
Industrial 16 0.3%
Mixed 65 1.2%
Residential Conservation 312 5.8%
Residential Estate 186 3.4%
Residential Hiqh 169 3.1%
Residential Medium 672 12.4%
Residential Suburban 695 12.9%
Residential Urban 2,659 49.2%
T ra nsportation/Uti I ities 11 0.2%
Total 5,407 100.0%
Source: St. Lucie County Property Appraiser, 2008.
Clearly the land use with the highest vacant acreage is Residential Urban with 2,659 acres
accounting for up to 49.2% of the total vacant acreage. Industrial and Transportation Utilities
land uses have the least acreage with approximately 16 and 11 acres respectively.
The vacant residential land use distribution is shown in Table 2.5 below. The residential land
use with the highest vacant acreage is Residential Urban with 2,659 acres (57%).
Residential High has the lowest vacant acreage with approximately 169 acres (4%).
Population projections provided by the University of Florida's Bureau of Business and
Economic Research for the year 2025 for Unincorporated St. Lucie County are estimated at
98,067. This signifies an increase in population from year 2005 to 2025 of 25,303 people.
Based on the above analysis there are approximately 4,692 acres of vacant residential land
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that can accommodate an estimated 58,553 people, which is sufficient to accommodate the
projected increase in population to the year 2025.
Table 2.5: Vacant Residential
Residential/Conservation 311.9 7% 0.2 155.3
Residential Estate 186 4% 1 463.1
Residential Hi h 169.2 4% 15 6,319.6
Residential Medium 671.6 14% 9 15,050.6
Residential Suburban 694.9 15% 2 3,460.6
Residential Urban 2,659 57% 5 33,104.6
TOTAL 4,692.5 100% 58,553.8
Source: St. Lucie County 2008 EAR.
Notes:
The estimated population to be accommodated was based on an average 2.49 persons per household (pph) per
the 2006 U.S. Census. (acreage x density x pph)
Future Land Use
Table 2.6 shows the Future Land Use distribution for the year 2008 and the corresponding
acreage for each land use category. The total land area for St. Lucie County was estimated
at 258,070 acres. The land use category with the most acreage is Agricultural-5 accounting
for approximately 180,544 acres (70%). The residential land use with the highest acreage is
Residential Urban accounting for approximately 13,942 acres at an average density of five
units per gross acre. The residential land use with the least acreage is Residential High with
approximately 438 acres at a density of fifteen units per gross acre. Commercial and
Industrial land uses account for approximately 1,892 and 3,112 acres respectively. There
are also 6,496 acres of Mixed Use Development land use. A significant amount of acreage
is also dedicated to Conservation-Public use which amounts to approximately 11,819 acres.
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Table 2.6: Future Land Uses 2008
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AGRICULTURAL - 2.5 3,651 1.4%
AGRICUL TURAL-5 180,544 70.0%
COMMERCIAL 1,892 0.7%
CONSERVATION -PUBLIC 11,819 4.6%
INDUSTRIAL 3,112 1.2%
MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT 6,497 2.5%
PUBLIC FACILITIES 1,365 0.5%
RESIDENTIALlCONSERV A TION 2,520 1.0%
RESIDENTIAL ESTATE 12,274 4.8%
RESIDENTIAL HIGH 438 0.2%
RESIDENTIAL MEDIUM 1,870 0.7%
RESIDENTIAL SUBURBAN 7,516 2.9%
RESIDENTIAL URBAN 13,942 5.4%
SPECIAL DISTRICT 7,717 3.0%
TRANSPORT A TION/UTILlTIES T/U 2,914 1.1%
TOTAL
258,070
100.0%
Source: St. Lucie County GIS Division, 2008
The land use analysis and table was created utilizing St. Lucie County GIS Land Use Data
and the County tax roll parcel data. This gives a fairly accurate depiction of the County's
Future Land Use distribution. However it should be noted that the difference in total
acreage in Tables 2.6 and Table 2.3 is attributed to the distinct data sources. While the
County Future Land Use GIS data shows a total acreage of 258,070, the County's Property
Appraiser Tax Roll Data shows a total 284,602, which is due to the inclusion of additional
right of ways, canals and islands not accounted for by the County GIS data.
The changes in future land use from 1996 to 2008 are illustrated below in Table 2.7A. For
the purpose of comparing 2008 numbers with that of the 1996 St. Lucie County EAR, the
land uses categories were grouped in the same fashion as the 1996 report. The greatest
degree of change can be seen in the Single Family category. This figure has doubled over
the last twelve years from 18,100 in 1996 to 36,251 in 2008. Also the Recreation category
has changed significantly from 5,200 to 11,819 over this twelve year period. However there
are other uses that have decreased in acreage, most notably mobile home from 3,300 to
881 acres (-73% decrease) and agriculture from 263,701 acres to 184,194 acres (-30%
decrease ).
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Table 2.7A Future Land Use Changes
18,100 36,251
5,900 3,608
3,300 881
3,850 4,490
8,600 5,711
3,450 4,279
5,200 11,819
263,701 184,194
5,400 7,717
18,151
100%
-39%
-73%
640
17%
-34%
829
24%
6,619
127%
-30%
43%
Source: St. Lucie County Evaluation and Appraisal Report, 1996, St. Lucie County Property Appraiser, 2008.
Notes on categories from 1996 EAR:
. Single Family - includes all areas classified as RE, RS, RU and R/C, excluding mobile home
developments.
. Multifamily - includes ails areas classified as RM, RH, and 20% of all lands classified MXD,
excluding mobile home developments.
. Commercial - includes all lands classified as COM & 40% of all lands classified MXD
. Industrial - includes all lands classified IND and 40% of all lands classified MXD
. Public Services/Utilities - includes all areas classified as P/F and T/U
. Recreation - Includes all areas as Conservation Public
. Agricultural - Includes all areas classified as AG 2.5 & AG-5
Table 2.78 summarizes Future Land Use Changes from January 2002 to September 2008 based
upon data from the County's GIS Division.
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Table 2.78 Summary of Future land Use Changes from January 2002 to September
2008
Source: St Lucie County GIS Division, 2008
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Demands of Growth on Infrastructure
The following section provides an analysis of the County's ability to provide public facilities
for existing and future development.
Parks
Parks level of service (LOS) analysis can be found in the Successes and Shortcomings
section of this report.
Potable Water
Potable water service is provided to St. Lucie County through one of the following utility
providers: the City of Port St. Lucie Utility Department (PSLUD), Fort Pierce Utility Authority
(FPUA), Harbour Ridge Utilities, Panther Woods Utility, Reserve Utilities, Spanish Lakes
Utilities, St. Lucie County Utilities, and St. Lucie West Service District (SLWSD). A 10 year
water facilities work plan, which addresses the issue of increased potable water demand
due to population growth, is currently being considered by the County. The potable water
utilities have sufficient capacity and planned capital improvements to meet the demand
through 2025. Table 2.8 illustrates the ability of the various utility providers to supply
potable water to the projected populations through year 2018 per the proposed 10 Year
Water Supply Plan.
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Table 2.8 Population and Potable Water Demand Projection
Per Finished
Utility 2008 2018 Capita Water Existing Surplusl
Population Population Demand in Capacity (Deficit)
Usage 2018
Existing County
WTP (Holiday
Pines) 2,547 2,547 71 144,698 288,000 143,302
North County
Service Area
(proposed) 3,429 17,909 110 1,970,044 4,000,000 2,029,956
Central County
Service Area
(proposed) 2,000 10,445 110 1,148,996 4,000,000 2,851,004
South County
Service Area
(proposed) 1,554 8,117 110 892,881 4,000,000 3,107,119
Panther Woods 1,040 1,040 129 134,160 432,000 297,840
Harbour Ridge 1,573 1,573 92 144,716 360,000 215,284
Spanish Lakes
(Through 2011)2 2,470 3,040 99 300,960 330,000 29,040
Spanish Lakes
(2011 through
2026)2 3,040 3,040 99 300,960 330,000 29,040
Spanish Lakes
Fairways 3,200 3,200 120 384,000 570,000 186,000
Source: S1. Lucie County Utilities Department 1 O-Year Water Supply Facilities Work Plan, May 2008
Table 2.9 exhibits the various utility providers' ability to provide potable water for future
populations. And Table 2.10 defines potable water capital improvement projects for utility
providers through 2025.
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Capacity Capacity
Utility Water Treatment Facility (MGD) (MGD)
Fort Pierce Utility Authority Henry A. Ghan (LS and RO) 15.99 25.27
St. Lucie County Holiday Pines (RO) 0.29 1.50
Lakewood Park Subdivision 0.04 0.04
Prineville (LS and RO) 19.15 19.15
City of Port St. Lucie James E. Anderson (RO) 6.00 22.50
Rangeline (2010-2030) - 30.00
St. Lucie West Service District Sf. Lucie West Utility (RO) 2.00 2.50
Panther Woods (LS) 0.43 -
Small Permitted Facilities> Spanish Lakes County Club
0.1 MGD - North County Region (RO) 0.33 -
Spanish Lakes Fairways (RO) 0.57 -
Small Permitted Facilities in City Reserve Utility Corporation (LS) 0.41 -
of Port Sf. Lucie> 0.1 MGD
Other unincorporated small The Grove 0.16 -
permitted facilities> O. 1 MGD
Source: South Florida Water Management District Feasibility Study of Water Supply Integration Sf.
Lucie County, 2006
Future Capacities are through 2025 unless otherwise noted
LS - Lime Softening, RO - Reverse Osmosis, MGD - Million Gallons per Day
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Water Capacity Placed Capital
Utility Project Source (MGD) in Service Costs
Fort Pierce Utility RO Plant Expansion - Phase
Authority 3 RO concrete Deep Brackish 7.00 2008 4.50
injection well
Fort Pierce Utility Deepen 3 existing Floridan Brackish 4.00 2007 0.57
Authority wells from 900' to 1250'
Fort Pierce Utility New Floridan Aquifer wells Brackish 4.00 2010 1.40
Authority
Fort Pierce Utility Phase 4 expansion of RO Plant Brackish 8.00 2011 18.00
Authority
Fort Pierce Utility FPUA/ St. Lucie County Brackish 6.00 2016 25.00
Authority Joint Regional RO Plant
Mainland Water Reclamation
Fort Pierce Utility Facility - Phase 1 Reclaimed Reclaimed 3.00 2009 10.12
Authority Facility
Mainland Water Reclamation
Fort Pierce Utility Facility - Phase 2 Reclaimed Reclaimed 3.00 2011 1.92
Authority Facility
Fort Pierce Utility Mainland Water Reclamation
Facility - Phases 3-5 Reclaimed 11.00 2016 14.65
Authority Reclaimed Facility
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Tab e 2.10 ota e ater aPlta mprovement rOjects
Design Year to be Total
Water Capacity Placed Capital
Utilitv Proiect Source (MGD) in Service Costs
Fort Pierce Utility South Jenkins Road Reclaimed 3.00 2009 2.10
Authority Reclaimed Water Main
Fort Pierce Utility North Jenkins Road Reclaimed 2.00 2011 0.72
Authority Reclaimed Water Main
Fort Pierce Utility Orange Avenue Reclaimed 2.00 2011 0.88
Authority Reclaimed Water Main
Fort Pierce Utility Angle Road Reclaimed 1.00 2011 0.83
Authority Reclaimed Water Main
Fort Pierce Utility 2006 Project 3.2 MGD Brackish 3.20 2006 2.80
Authority RO Expansion
JEA WTP Expansion of Brackish 11.50 2007 20.90
Port St. Lucie Facility's RO Treatment
capacity
Port St. Lucie JEA WTP Expansion new Brackish 5.00 2007 21.39
Floridan Wells
Port St. Lucie Glades Wastewater Treatment Reclaimed 20.30 2007 15.50
Facility Reclaimed water facility
Port St. Lucie Westport-Southport service Reclaimed 9.00 2007 3.10
area interconnection
Port St. Lucie 2006 Project Glades Reclaimed Reclaimed 0.00 2006 6.50
System phase I and II
St. Lucie County Utilities North Hutchinson Island Reclaimed 0.75 2008 5.95
Wastewater Treatment Plant
St. Lucie County Utilities North - Floridan Wells Brackish 1.10 2015 1.00
Floridan Well Expansion Brackish 0.20 2025 0.00
St. Lucie County Utilities (surplus capacity exists)
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The current LOS standards from the 2004 comprehensive plan are as follows:
The LOS of 117 gallons per capita per day for the FPUA service area is taken from the
FPUA 2006 Master Plan.
The level of service standard for potable water systems other than those owned and
operated by Fort Pierce Utilities Authority shall be permanent and seasonal residents -
100 gpcd, employees - 120 gpcd and school students - 20 gpcd (gallons per day per capita).
No change in LOS standards for Potable water is recommended.
Coordination of Water Supplv Plan
The South Florida Water Management District has sub-divided their district into four regions,
with St. Lucie County falling in the Upper East Coast Water Supply Planning area. The
Upper East Coast Water Supply Plan was adopted by the district in February 2006 and
requires St. Lucie County to adopt plan amendments by January 12, 2008. The County is
expected to adopt the amendments related to the water supply plan in November. The
infrastructure element must include a 10-year work plan for constructing public, private and
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regional water supply facilities, including alternative water supplies to serve existing and
new development. Additionally, the 10-year water facilities work plan should include
projections of water demand, existing water sources and facilities, alternative water sources,
conservation, reuse and the need for new and expanded facilities, and cost analysis and
funding for capital improvement projects. St. Lucie County staff and their utility's consultant
are expecting the County to adopt in November a 10 year water facilities work plan, in
accordance with Florida Statutes.
Sanitary Sewer
Sanitary sewer service is provided to St. Lucie County through one of the following utility
providers: the City of Port St. Lucie Utility Department (PSLUD), Fort Pierce Utility Authority
(FPUA), St. Lucie County Utilities, St. Lucie West Service District (SLWSD), Harbour Ridge
Utilities, Panther Woods Utility, Reserve Utilities and Spanish Lakes Utilities. The sanitary
sewer utilities have sufficient capacity and planned capital improvements to meet the
demand through 2025. Table 2.11 illustrates the future wastewater treatment capacities of
the various utility providers through year 2025.
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Table 2.11 ExistinQ an uture astewater reatment aci itles
Permitted Future
Wastewater Capacity Capacity
Utilitv Treatment Facility (MGD) (MGD)
Fort Pierce Utility Authority FPUA Island WRF 10.00 10,00
Mainland WRF - 5.00
South Hutchinson Island WRF 1.60 1.60
North Hutchinson Island WRF 5.00 1.00
Holiday Pines WWT package plant, 0.30 -
decomm 2012
St. Lucie County Fairwinds Golf Course WRF,
decomm 2012 0.22 -
Lakewood Park Subdivision WWTP, 0.02
decomm 2009-2011 -
North County Regional WRF (2012-
2025) - 2.50
Northport WWTP, decomm 2007 2.50 -
City of Port St. Lucie Southport WRF, decomm 2012 2.80 -
Westport WWTP 1.38 16.00
Glades WRF (2007-2025) - 30.00
St. Lucie West Service District St. Lucie West Utility WRF 2.00 2.50
Small Permitted Facilities> Panther Woods WWTP 0.11 -
0.1 MGD - North County Spanish Lakes Countv Club WRF 0.16 -
Region Spanish Lakes Fairways WRF 0.25 -
Small Permitted Facilities in Reserve Utility Corporation WRF 0.18 -
City of Port St. Lucie> 0.1
MGD Savannah Club WWTP 0.15 -
Other unincorporated small The Groove WWTP 0.16 -
permitted facilities> 0.1 MGD Harbour Ridqe WRF 0.12 -
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Source: South Florida Water Management District Feasibility Study of Water Supply Integration
St. Lucie County, 2006
Future Capacities are through 2025 unless otherwise noted
WRF - Water Reclamation Facility, WWTP - Wastewater Treatment Plant
The current level of service as illustrated in the 2004 update of the Comprehensive Plan for
wastewater facilities has been defined by the FDEP at 100 gallons per day of capacity per
capita. This makes some allowance for infiltration. Treatment facilities should be planning
for expansion when they reach 80% of their flow capacity, and under construction at 90% of
their flow capacity.
The level of service standard for sanitary sewer systems other than those owned and
operated by Fort Pierce Utilities Authority shall be 100 gallons per day per capita. Upon
completion of the Sanitary Sewer Master Plan, any necessary changes in the level of
service standard will be made through a Comprehensive Plan Amendment.
The level of service standard for those areas of the unincorporated County served by Fort
Pierce Utilities Authority shall be 110 gallons per capita per day (Fort Pierce Utilities
Authority Master Plan, 2006).
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These LOS standards are sufficient and should be incorporated in the amended plan.
Stormwater and Drainaae Facilities
Stormwater naturally flows through St. Lucie County in an easterly direction, over the
Osceola Plain, the Ten-Mile Ridge and the Atlantic Coastal Ridge. These natural ridges
create wetlands, such as St. Johns Marsh, the Allapattah Flats and The Savannas. Man
made drainage features include the C-23, C-24 and C-25 Canals. Stormwater management
within the unincorporated portions of the County is overseen by the county Public Works
Department Stormwater Program. The County's responsibilities include maintenance of
drainage ditches, roadside swales and some larger canals in the western region of the
County. Responsibilities are shared with the South Florida Water Management District, the
North St. Lucie River Water Control District and the Fort Pierce Farms Water Control
District.
The County is also continuously replacing undersized, damaged and deteriorated culverts
and drainage structures. This ongoing process is necessary to keep drainage standards
within the required level of service standards, given the tremendous growth in past years.
Much land that was previously pervious agricultural land is now developed and largely
impervious. This creates additional runoff with no available percolation areas and can lead
to flooding. Continued upkeep of existing systems will be required to prevent future flooding
problems. The County has an existing Drainage Master Plan, but has not updated it as
planned in the 2004 Comprehensive Plan. Once updated, the Master Plan will act as a vital
planning resource for future stormwater projects.
The following Level of Service (LOS) standards for drainage which were adopted in the
1992 Drainage Master Plan are still sufficient and shall be incorporated into the amended
comprehensive plan:
TABLE 2.12 Stormwater Master Plan Level of Service Standards
Structure/F acility 10yr., 24 hr. 10 yr., 72 hr. 100 yr., 72 hr.
Houses/Building <FFE1 <FFE <FFE
Evacuation Routes2 1/2W3 <0.5 ft. <1.0 ft.
Arterial Roads4 1/2W <0.5 ft. <1.0 ft.
Other Roads5 <0.5 ft. <0.75 ft. <1.5 ft.
1 Peak flood stages less than first (finished) floor elevation based on available
data.
2 Evacuation routes as defined by the County and the Treasure Coast
Regional Planning Council
3 Flooding limited to each side of the road such that 2 of the roadway width
(W) or one travel lane is not flooded.
4 Roads with four or more travel lanes, or roads that are only access to a
respective area/development (secondary evacuation routes).
5. Other roads which are not critical for evacuation, but which will be used to
estimate encroachment on FFEs.
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Solid Waste
Currently, all solid waste generated in St. Lucie County is disposed of at the St. Lucie
County Bailing and Recycling Facility, a 333-acre parcel of land located southwest of the
City of Fort Pierce. Table 2.13 illustrates a breakdown of the planned uses for the facility:
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Table 2.13
St Lucie County Baling and Recycling Facility Planned Land Allocation
Planned Use Size
Class I Landfill - Phase I 28.0 acres
Class I Landfill - Phase II 28.0 acres
Class I Landfill - Phase III 25.0 acres
Class I Landfill - Phase IV 21.0 acres
Class I Landfill- Phase V 21.0 acres
Class I Landfill - Phase VI 9.9 acres
C&D Debris Landfill 35.0 acres
C&D Debris Processing Facility 3.5 acres
Stormwater 73.2 acres
Baling Facility 8.0 acres
Maintenance Facility 5.0 acres
Utilities Facility 5.0 acres
Leachate Management 10,0 acres
Roads, Drainage and Buffer Areas 60.3 acres
Landfill Gas Management 0.1 acres
Total Proposed Area 333.0 acres
Source: COM, Build-Out Plan, August 2005
Phase I of the facility has been closed by capping the fill with a polyethylene liner. Phase II
and Phase iliA are currently active and accepting Class I waste, Phase IIIB was
constructed in 2007 and will receive Class I waste in the near future. At the present time the
following facilities are being utilized or are under construction:
Solid waste collection is contracted out to Waste Pro in unincorporated St. Lucie County and
the City Port St. Lucie; the City of Fort Pierce provides their own collection service.
Based on 2007 population projections, the proportional capacity for the county landfill is
56% for Port St. Lucie/St. Lucie Village, 29% for Unincorporated St. Lucie County and 16%
for Fort Pierce.
Solid waste collection and disposal are considered effective. Solid Waste, which is
comprised of household garbage (Class I) and construction and demolition debris (Class III),
is collected by contracted haulers, Waste Pro. The county disposes of waste at the county
owned and operated Landfill, which has sufficient capacity for at least the next 20 years.
Recyclable materials are also collected by Waste Pro. The following LOS standards for
Solid Waste were determined in the previous plan:
A. 9.31 pounds of solid waste per capita County-wide per day at the landfill;
B. Seven (7) years of landfill lined cell disposal capacity at present fill rates;
C. Thirty years of landfill raw land capacity at present fill rates.
It is recommended that these LOS standards remain in the amended plan.
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Transportation and Concurrency
The following provides a broad overview of transportation programs and facilities in St. Lucie
County:
Traffic Concurrency Management System
Currently, the County is in the process of creating a much more complete traffic concurrency
management system by late 2008 or early 2009. This system will be created and
implemented in conjunction with the St. Lucie County Transportation Planning Organization.
The system is intended to provide the County and Cities a much more real time
understanding of traffic demand on its arterials, collectors and intersections. This system will
also help the County in better implementation of proportionate fair share program.
Transportation concurrency as reflected in adopted levels of service (LOS) on many major
arterials continues to be a very difficult goal to achieve in any meaningful manner within the
County. It has become apparent that the costs associated with the current pattern of low
rise, low density, and single-occupant auto-oriented land use pattern, is unsustainable due
to the following reasons:
. The traditional sources of funding for roadway expansion projects are drying up
quickly. The federal and state governments, including FDOT, realize that they are
having difficulty maintaining their existing inventory of infrastructure let alone funding
and constructing new infrastructure. As a result, they are pushing payment of non-
interstate and non-intrastate projects down to the local level. Shrinking revenues
from gas tax, impact fees, and other local sources are dramatically affecting the
capital programs of the County.
. Estimated project costs have increased to the point where most of the major corridor
expansion projects are unaffordable, even with substantial developer contributions.
. The demand for expanded roadways driven by the speculative housing market may
ultimately change dramatically as well. At least in the near term, the projected
additional roadway capacity demand this market created may become significantly
less as pending or approved projects do not move to construction.
. These other issues notwithstanding, it is becoming increasingly clear that there may
never be enough capacity to achieve or obtain levels of services currently identified
in the Comprehensive Plan. Emerging thinking on traffic concurrency includes
accepting lower levels of service, accepting greater congestion as areas urbanize,
providing better support for transit, providing alternate modes of transportation,
transportation demand management (such as telecommuting), taking a more
regional approach to moving people, and allowing greater levels of mixed use
development - especially along major corridors.
2030 Regional Long Range Transportation Plan (RLRTP)
The 2030 Regional Long Range Transportation Plan (RLRTP) was adopted by St. Lucie
County on February 13, 2006. The most recent RLRTP is the joint effort of two counties St.
Lucie, and Martin County to create a regional plan to meet not only the local needs of the
county, but to address the regional transportation needs of both counties. St. Lucie, Martin
and Indian River Counties will soon start working on 2035 RLRTP beginning in 2008. The
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new RLRTP will expand the regional planning effort to include Indian River County. The
Plan update is expected in 2010.
Transportation Regional Incentive Program (TRIP)
The Transportation Regional Incentive Program (TRIP) was enacted by the Florida Statues
through Senate Bill 360 in 2005. To encourage regional planning and improvements of
regional facilities, the state matches funds with regional partners. To meet the requirements
of TRIP funding, the local authorities have to enter into an interlocal agreement and need to
develop a regional plan. An interlocal agreement was entered among St. Lucie, Martin, and
Indian River counties MPO in April 2006. As with the new legislation, new regional
transportation projects may be eligible for TRIP if they meet the regional needs. Currently,
improvements on Kings Highway are funded through TRIP.
St. Lucie County Transportation System
St. Lucie County Transportation System consists of public transportation system, pedestrian
facilities, roadways, railways, aviation and waterways.
Strategic Intermodal System (515) Facilities
In 2003, Strategic Intermodal System was established through Florida legislation. The state
sets level of service standards for the SIS facilities. It is strongly recommended by the
Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) that local governments should involve the
FDOT in development review process at an early stage if the proposed development
impacts any SIS facility.
The list of all designated and emerging SIS facilities in St. Lucie County are shown in Table
2-14.
TABLE 2-14
SIS FACILITIES IN ST. LUCIE COUNTY
Facility Designated SIS Emerging SIS
Roadways 1-95 SR-7010keechobee Road
Turnpike
Railroad Florida East Coast Railroad (FEC) South Central Florida Express Railroad
Waterways Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway
Intrastate Highway System (FIHS)
The Florida Intrastate Highway System (FIHS), was created in 1990 by Florida Statutes, and
is composed of interconnected limited and controlled access roadways including Interstate
Highways, Florida Turnpike, selected urban expressways and major arterial highways. In the
County, all of the Florida Turnpike, all of 1-95, and State Road 70/0keechobee Road from
South Jenkins Road (east side of 1-95 limited access fence) to the Florida Turnpike are part
of the FIHS and designated SIS.
State Roads and County Roads
Major east-west State/County roads include SR-614/1ndrio River from 1-95 to Kings
Highway, SR-70/0keechobee Road, SR-716/Port. St. Lucie Boulevard, SR-607/Emerson
Avenue, Edwards Road, Midway Road, Orange Ave and Virginia Avenue.
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Major north south State/County roads include SR-5/US-1, SR A1A(Ocean Drive), SR-
707/lndian River Drive, SR-615/25 Street, and SR-713/Kings Highway.
Existing Public Transit Facilities
The existing transit system in St. Lucie County consists of fixed route buses and demand
response service. The St. Lucie County Board of County Commissioners serves as the
Community Transportation Coordinator (CTC). The CTC is responsible for coordinating
transit service among public service agencies in St. Lucie County. The public transit
provided to St. Lucie County is by a division of Council On Aging of St. Lucie, Inc. (COASL).
The fixed route service is provided by Treasure Coast Connector (TCC).
The four bus routes provide service in St. Lucie County. One route runs along US 1, while
the other two routes operate circulator service in the City of Fort Pierce. All three routes are
interconnected and the service is provided Monday through Friday between the hours of
7:00 am and 6:00 pm. One route serves the City of Port St. Lucie. The ridership is
constantly increasing since the bus service has been started.
Route 1:
Route 1 operates along US 1 from the Stuart, Martin County to the downtown Fort Pierce on
weekdays, between hours 7:00 am to 6:00 pm with headways of one hour. This route
servers all major trip generators and attractors on this corridor. It connects with route 2 and
route 3.
Route 2:
The Treasure Coast Connector "+", Route 2, known as the 'North Fort Pierce Residential
Transit' runs in downtown Ft Pierce and circulates within the City of Fort Pierce. This route
runs along Avenue D, to 53rd Street, Juanita Avenue and back to ih Street. The hours of
Service are from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm with headways of one hour.
Route 3:
The Treasure Coast Connector "+", Route 3, known as the 'South Fort Pierce Business
Transit' also runs in the downtown Fort Pierce and circulates within City of Fort Pierce. This
route runs along Orange Avenue to 33rd Street to Okeechobee Road as far west as Peters
Road, traveling east to Virginia Avenue, 23rd Street to Okeechobee Road connecting to ih
Street. The hours of Service are from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm with headways of one hour.
Route 4:
The newest route is Route 4, known as the Port. St Lucie Downtown Trolley, which runs in
downtown Port. St. Lucie. This route runs from 7:00 AM to 6:00PM with headways of one
hour in the vicinity of Morning side library and connects to the Social Security office, Walton
Road and transfer riders to the US-1 Treasure Coast Connector Route.
There are currently two park and ride lots located in St. Lucie County, one on Bayshore
Boulevard at Florida's Turnpike in Port St. Lucie and the other at the Port St. Lucie Senior
Center that provide accommodation for vanpooling. Park and ride lots are dedicated Uoint
use or stand-alone) locations for private automobiles for carpooling and, in some cases,
transit. There are currently no dedicated facilities for transit transfer activity in the County.
The land has been acquired to construct future Intermodal transfer center located at Ave D
& 8th Street.
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The latest Transit Development Plan (TOP) update evaluates the existing public
transportation system and provides suggestions to improve transit. The report suggests that
Council On Aging of St. Lucie, Inc. (COASL) should continue the coordination with the St.
Lucie MPO and the South Florida Commuter Service for funding resources. It was also
suggested that the County should pursue Florida Public Transportation Association (FPTA)
for future funding. Establishment of Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) was also
planned.
All the above recommendations are in the planning process, and needs extensive
intergovernmental coordination. It is recommended that to provide transit, continue to
pursue alternate funding sources.
Bicycle and Pedestrian Ways
St. Lucie County is working hard to improve the existing sidewalks and bicycle paths. As
identified in the comprehensive plan, sidewalks and bikeways should be incorporated in all
new developments. Also, the county is working towards improving the connectivity between
the sidewalk and bike path network. Recently, SLC Bicycle Pedestrian, Greenways & Trails
Study has been done by the St. Lucie TPO. which lists the inventory of all existing
sidewalks, bike paths, missing sidewalks, and provides suggestions to improve the system.
The SLC Bicycle, Pedestrian, Greenways & Trails Master Plan was adopted by the Board on
May 6, 2008.
Sidewalk Gaps on State Roadways
The recent SLC Bicycle Pedestrian, Greenways & Trails study utilizes FDOT roadway
inventories to determine gaps along State roadways for potential funding purposes. The
study identifies the following sections of state roadways to have missing or incomplete
sidewalks:
. S.R. A1A - Blue Heron Boulevard to Fire Station #8
. S.R. A1A - Angelfish Drive to Indian River County Line
· S.R. 5 (U.S-1) - Rio Mar Drive to Edwards Road (portions under construction)
. S.R. 5 (U.S-1) - North of Euclid Street to Indian River County Line
. S.R. 607 (Emerson Avenue) -Indrio Road to Indian River County Line
. S.R. 614 (Indrio Road) -1-95 to Old Dixie Highway
. S.R. 615 (25th Street) - U.S-1 to Industrial Avenue 3
. S.R. 615 (25th Street) - Midway Road to Edwards Road (under construction)
. S.R. 70 (Okeechobee Road) - Crossroads Parkway to Jenkins Road
. S.R. 70 (Okeechobee Road) - Darter Court to Crossroads Parkway
. S.R. 70 (Okeechobee Road) - West of Kings Highway
. S.R. 70 (Virginia Avenue) - Okeechobee Road to Hartman Road
. S.R. 713 (Kings Highway) - Okeechobee Road to Indrio Road
. S.R. 713 (Turnpike Feeder) - Indrio Road to Susan Lane
. S.R. 713 (Turnpike Feeder) - south of Spanish Lakes Boulevard to U.S-1
The high bicycle and pedestrian crash corridors found during the study period include U.S.
1, Okeechobee Road, Orange Avenue, Port St. Lucie Boulevard, and St. Lucie West
Boulevard.
The St. Lucie TPO seeks to prioritize funding for bicycle and pedestrian improvements that
will complete missing gaps in the bike lane and sidewalk networks that will serve areas of
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the County that experience higher bicycle and pedestrian usage. The improvements will
address areas of potential safety concerns, and will enhance the network around schools. In
addition, FDOT Box Funds can be used to implement bicycle and pedestrian improvements
along or that connect to the state roadway system. The County would like to continue to
work towards the implementation of the St. Lucie TPO Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan.
Furthermore, the Bicycle and Pedestrian Systems Analysis is intended to serve as input to
St. Lucie County's Bicycle, Pedestrian, Greenways, and Trails Master Plan. The Master Plan
is considering both on-road facilities and off-road bicycle and pedestrian pathways. The
Master Plan will develop an interconnected network of greenways, trails, bike lanes, and
sidewalks to enhance non-motorized transportation options in St. Lucie County. The Bicycle
and Pedestrian Systems Analysis provides input to the Master Plan regarding gaps and
missing links in the network, demand for bicycle and pedestrian facilities, and crash
information to determine hazardous intersections and locations.
Rail line and Freight Service
Heavy rail freight service in St. Lucie County is provided by the Florida East Coast (FEC)
Railroad which serves the east coast of Florida from Jacksonville to Miami. The Florida East
Coast (FEC) Railroad runs through eastern Fort Pierce parallel to US 1, and ties into
another track which runs across the southwest portion of the City. The Florida East Coast
(FEC) is "SIS-Designated" facility in the St. Lucie County. The Florida East Coast (FEC)
Intermodal Yard is identified as the Freight Activity Center (FAC) in MPO's proposed future
SIS.
The South Central Florida Express (SCFE) is an independent short line railroad, owned and
operated by US Sugar, along Glades Cutoff Road. The SCFE provides the service from
southwest to northeast portions of St. Lucie County.
Port and Waterways
The Intracoastal Waterways runs from the eastern edge of St. Lucie County via Indian River
Lagoon. The Atlantic Intracoastal Waterways extends along the east coast from Martin
County to St. Lucie County.
The Port of Ft. Pierce is located approximately midway between Port Canaveral and the Port
of Palm Beach. The Port of Ft Pierce consists of approximately 163 acres, bounded by the
State Road A 1 A causeways on the north and the south, on the west by US 1- State Road
5/Florida East Coast Railroad (FEC) and on the east by the Indian River Lagoon.
The most frequent freight occurs at seaports with either rail and trucks, or air and trucks.
The Intracoastal Waterways are identified as 'Designated 515' facility in the region.
Airport Facilities
St. Lucie County International Airport covers 3,660 acres and is owned and operated by the
St. Lucie County Board of County Commissioners. The airport is managed and maintained
by an Airport Department. Currently, the infrastructure construction of Airport West
Commerce Park is underway and will provide 150 acres of new industrial development
within the Foreign Trade Zone at the airport.
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Roadway Level of Service Standards
The adopted level of service standards for state and county roadways including the FIHS
and SIS facilities are shown in Table 2-15.
TABLE 2-15
Level of Service Standards for Urban and Non-urban
roadways in St. Lucie County
Facility Type Peak Hour/Pk
Direction
Non-State Roadway (local) D
Non-State Roadway (Major City/County) D
Non-State Roadway (arterial) E
Intrastate FIHS (rural)
Limited Access B
Controlled Access B
Intrastate FIHS (Urban)
Limited Access C(D)
Controlled Access C
Other State Roads
Multi-lane (Rural/Urban)
Rural B
Urban D
Two-lane (Rural/Urban)
Source: St. Lucie County Comprehensive Plan
Existing Level of Service Analysis
The County has adopted a transportation concurrency management system and traffic
performance standards. To assess the existing capacity of roadways, a generalized level of
service analysis was performed. St. Lucie County and FDOT collect the traffic counts on the
state and major roadways within the county. The Average Annual Daily Traffic (AADT)
bidirectional volumes were converted into peak season peak direction by multiplying 'K' and
'D' factors. K is a planning analysis factor, used to convert AADT into peak hour, while 'D' is
directional distribution factor used to convert peak hour volumes into peak direction
volumes. The values for adopted level of service volumes are directly taken from the FDOT
2007 Level of Service Tables for Generalized Peak Hour Directional Volume.
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October 28, 2008
TABLE 2-16
ROADWAYS EXISTING PEAK HOUR PEAK DIRECTION LEVEL OF SERVICE ANALYSIS
Pk Hr
Pk Dir
Vol"
2006
LOS
o
K
Net
AADT
Committed
Trips'
2006
AADT
LOS
Capacity2
LOS
Adopted
Number
of Lanes
Roadway
Classification
Jurisd
Location
Roadway
Name
C
204
55.0%
9.5%
3,900
3,900
1620
D
4
Major
City/County
Road
S. of Orange
Ave
C
89
55.0%
9.5%
700
700
760
D
2
Local
S, of Delaware
Ave
7th Street
South
C
C
52
287
55,0%
55.0%
55.0%
9.5%
9,5%
9,5%
000
5,500
5,800
,000
5,500
5,800
760
760
760
D
D
D
2
2
2
Major
City/County
Road
S. of Georgia
Ave
of Ave D
N,
N.
C
303
of Orange
Ave
C
345
55.0%
55.0%
9.5%
9.5%
6,600
7.300
6,600
7,300
760
760
D
D
2
2
Local
N. of Delaware
Ave
13th
Street
South
C
381
N. of Georgia
Ave
C
449
55.0%
9.5%
8,600
8,600
760
D
2
N. of Virginia
Ave
B
340
55.0%
9.5%
6,500
6,500
1860
D
4
State Two-Way
Arterial -
Interrupted
Flow Class I
N, of St Lucie
Blvd
B
538
55.0%
9.5%
10,300
10,300
1860
D
4
S. of St Lucie
Blvd
B
543
55.0%
9.5%
10,400
10,400
1860
D
4
State
N. of Juanita
Ave
25th
Street
North
B
925
55.0%
9.5%
17,700
17,700
1860
D
4
S. of Juanita
Ave
B
B
B
1035
175
55.0%
55,0%
55.0%
9.5%
9.5%
9.5%
19,805
22,479
23.887
405
579
1287
19,400
21,900
22,600
1860
1860
1860
D
D
D
4
4
4
State Two-Way
Arterial -
Interrupted
Flow Class I
N. of Orange
Ave
S, of Orange
Ave
1248
S. of
Okeechobee
1907
55.0%
9.5%
36,489
1789
34,700
1860
D
4
State
S. of Virginia
Ave
25th
Street
South
1189
912
55.0%
55.0%
9.5%
9,5%
22,763
17,457
263
57
22.500
17,400
1860
860
D
D
4
2
S. of Virginia
Ave
N, of Midway
Rd West
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Roadway Roadway Number LOS LOS 2006 Committed Net Pk Hr 2006
Name Location Jurisd Classification ' of Lanes Adopted Capacitl AAOT' Trips' AAOT K3 03 Pk Oir LOS
Vol"
25th State Two-Way
Street
South/ S. of Midway Local Arterial - 4 0 1860 19,200 57 19,257 9.5% 55.0% 1006 B
St. Rd West Interrupted
James Dr Flow Class I
N, of Airoso 4 0 1860 19,900 19,900 9.5% 55,0% 1040 B
Blvd
State Two-Way
Airoso N. of Floresta Local Arterial - 4 E 1860 19,500 19,500 9.5% 55.0% 1019 B
Blvd Dr Interrupted
Flow Class I
N. of Prima 4 E 1860 12,900 12,900 9.5% 55.0% 674 B
Vista Blvd
N.ofWest 4 E 1860 18,000 18,000 9.5% 55.0% 941 B
Virginia Drive
N. of Thornhill 4 E 1860 17,100 17,100 9,5% 55.0% 893 B
Drive
N. of Port St. 4 E 1860 17,700 17,700 9.5% 55.0% 925 B
Lucie Blvd
State Two-Way
Angle Rd N. of Orange Local Arterial - 2 E 890 11,300 710 12,010 9.5% 55.0% 628 C
Ave Interrupted
Flow Class I
State Two-Way
Avenue A E. of US 1 Local Arterial - 2 E 890 3,900 3,900 9.5% 55.0% 204 C
North Interrupted
Flow Class I
W. of US 1 3 E 3348 1,600 1,600 9.5% 100.0% 152 C
North (1 way)
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LOS
Pk Hr
Pk Oir
Vol"
Net
AAOT
Committed
Trips'
D
K
2006
AADT
LOS
Capacity2
LOS
Adopted
Number
of Lanes
Roadway
Classification
Jurisd
Location
Roadway
Name
Major
City/County
Road
C
204
55.0%
9.5%
3,900
3,900
760
D
2
Local
E. of 7th St
Avenue 0
C
366
55.0%
9.5%
7,000
7,000
760
D
2
E. of 13th St
C
381
55.0%
9.5%
7.300
7,300
760
o
2
E. of 17th St
C
434
55.0%
9.5%
8.300
8,300
760
D
2
E. of 25th St
C
272
55.0%
9.5%
5,200
5,200
760
D
2
B
773
55.0%
9.5%
14,800
14,800
1860
E
4
C
350
55.0%
9.5%
6.700
6.700
1860
E
2
State Two-Way
Arterial -
Interrupted
Flow Class I
State Two-Way
Arterial -
Interrupted
Flow Class I
of 25th St
W.
N. of Prima
Vista Blvd
Bayshore
Blvd
Local
Local
E. of Port St
Lucie Blvd
Becker
Rd
B
195
55.0%
9.5%
3,731
131
3.600
530
D
2
Other County
Road
Local
E. of Sunrise
Blvd
Bell Ave
B
152
55.0%
9.5%
2,909
209
2.700
530
o
2
of Sunrise
Blvd
w.
Major
City/County
Road
B
o
355
904
512
55.0%
9.5%
6.800
6800
760
o
2
Local
N. of St. Lucie
West Blvd
California
Blvd.
55.0%
9.5%
17,300
17300
760
o
2
Major
City/County
Road
S. of St. Lucie
West Blvd
55.0%
9.5%
9.800
9800
760
o
2
Local
N. of St. Lucie
West Blvd
Cashmere
Blvd
E
S. of St. Lucie
West Blvd
779
55,0%
9.5%
14,900
14900
760
o
2
State Two-Way
Arterial -
Interrupted
Flow Class I
B
C
277
261
55.0%
55.0%
9.5%
9.5%
5.300
5,000
5.300
5000
890
760
E
o
2
2
Major
City/County
Road
Local
E. of US
South
Citrus Ave
Darwin
Blvd.
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N of Becker Rd
Roadway
Name
2006
LOS
Pk Hr
Pk Oir
Vol"
D
K
Net
AAOT
Committed
Trips'
2006
AAOT
LOS
Capacitl
LOS
Adopted
Number
of Lanes
Roadway
Classification
Major
City/County
Road
Jurisd
Location
E
784
55.0%
9.5%
15,000
15000
760
o
2
Major
City/County
Road
Local
N. of Port St
Lucie Blvd
DelRio
Blvd.
Delaware
Ave
C
324
55.0%
9.5%
6,200
6,200
1620
o
4
Major
City/County
Road
Local
of 25th St
South
W.
C
314
55.0%
9.5%
6,012
112
5,900
760
D
2
State Two-Way
Arterial -
Interrupted
Flow Class I
Local
E. of US
South
Easy St
Edwards
Rd
B
505
55.0%
9.5%
9,657
57
9,600
1860
E
4
County
of US
w.
B
770
55.0%
9.5%
14,740
340
14,400
1860
E
4
W. of Oleander
Ave
B
899
55.0%
9.5%
17,212
812
16,400
1860
E
4
W. of Sunrise
Blvd
o
739
55.0%
9.5%
14,145
645
13,500
890
E
2
W. of 25th St
South
C
549
55.0%
9.5%
10,500
10,500
890
E
2
State Two-Way
Arterial -
Uninterrupted
Flow
W. of Selvitz
Rd
Emerson
Ave
C
516
55.0%
9.5%
9,872
3872
6000
790
C
2
State
N. of 'ndrio Rd
Farmer's
Market
Rd
C
125
55.0%
9.5%
2,400
2,400
530
o
2
Other County
Road
Major
City/County
Road
Local
W. of US
South
Floresta
Dr
C
219
55.0%
9.5%
4,200
4.200
760
o
2
State Two-Way
Arterial -
Interrupted
Flow Class I
Local
W. of Airoso
Blvd
E
2
E. of Airoso
Blvd
C
o
517
55.0%
9.5%
9,900
9.900
890
742
55.0%
9.5%
14,200
14,200
890
E
2
Major
City/County
Road
S. of Prima
Vista Blvd
988
512
55.0%
55.0%
9.5%
9.5%
18,900
9,800
18,900
9,800
760
760
o
D
2
2
N. of Port St
Lucie Blvd
S. of Port St
Lucie Blvd
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LOS
Pk Hr
Pk Dir
Vol"
D
K
Net
AADT
Committed
Trips'
2006
AADT
LOS
Capacity2
LOS
Adopted
Number
of Lanes
Roadway
Classification
Jurisd
Location
Roadway
Name
B
1474
55.0%
9.5%
28,208
28,208
1840
B
4
Freeways
Group 2
State
N. of SR-70
Florida's
Turnpike
B
1709
55.0%
9.5%
32,700
32.700
2660
C
4
S. of
Okeechobee
Rd
C
2106
55.0%
9.5%
40,300
40,300
2660
C
4
S. of Port St
Lucie Blvd
C
B
2273
1359
55.0%
55.0%
9.5%
9.5%
43,500
26.000
43.500
26,000
2660
1860
C
E
4
State Two-Way
Arterial -
Interrupted
Flow Class I
N of Becker Rd
W. of Port St
Lucie Blvd
Gatlin
Blvd
4
Local
B
1385
55.0%
9,5%
26,500
26.500
1860
E
4
Major
City/County
Road
E. of 1-95
C
120
55.0%
9.5%
2.300
2.300
760
D
2
Local
W. of US
South
Georgia
Ave
C
136
55.0%
9.5%
2,600
2,600
760
o
2
W. of 7th St
South
D
C
287
55.0%
9.5%
5.500
5.500
760
D
2
820
55.0%
9.5%
15,700
15.700
760
D
2
Major
City/County
Road
Major
City/County
Road
of 13th St
South
w.
Local
N. of Martin
County Line
Gilson Rd
Glades
Cut-Off
Rd
282
55.0%
9.5%
5,400
5,400
760
o
2
Local
W. of Selvitz
Rd
C
4
55.0%
9.5%
7.867
67
7,800
760
o
2
Midway
West
N. of
Rd
C
209
55.0%
9.5%
4,000
4,000
760
o
2
S. of Midway
Rd West
C
172
55,0%
9.5%
3,300
3,300
760
o
2
N. of Reserve
Com Pkwy
C
C
136
162
55.0%
55.0%
9.5%
9.5%
2.600
3,100
2,600
3.100
760
760
D
D
2
2
Major
City/County
Road
Local
S. of Reserve
Com Pkwy
S. of Walton
Rd
Green
River
Pkwy
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Committed Net Pk Hr 2006
Roadway Roadway Number LOS LOS 2006 K3 03 PkOir
Name Location Jurisd Classification 1 of Lanes Adopted Capacitl AAOT1 Trips' AAOT Vol" LOS
Header S. of Orange Major 650 9.5% 55.0% 34 C
Local City/County 2 D 760 650
CanalRd Ave Road
State Two-Way
Indian S. of Seaway Local Arterial - 2 E 890 4,400 4,400 9.5% 55.0% 230 C
River Dr Dr Interrupted
Flow Class I
N. of Citrus 2 E 890 7,200 7,200 9.5% 55.0% 376 C
Ave
N, of Savannah Major 3,900 9.5% 55.0% 204 B
City/County 2 D 760 3,900
Rd Road
N. of Midway 2 D 760 4,200 4,200 9.5% 55.0% 219 B
Rd East
N.ofWalton 2 D 760 4,100 4,100 9.5% 55.0% 214 B
Rd
N. of Martin 2 D 760 12,100 12,100 9.5% 55.0% 632 C
County Line
State Two-Way
Indrio Rd E. of Kings Local Arterial - 2 E 890 6,600 6,600 9.5% 55.0% 345 C
Hwy Interrupted
Flow Class I
W. of Kings State 2 C 720 11,700 11,700 9.5% 55.0% 611 C
Hwy 1155 _
E. of 1-95 2 C 720 22.100 22,100 9.5% 55.0%
W. of 1-95 2 C 720 4.100 4,100 9.5% 55.0% 214 B
Interstate N. of Orange State Freeways - 4 C 2660 50,200 1630 51,830 9.5% 55.0% 2708 D
95 Ave Group 2
N. of Midway 6 C 4180 18,700 1603 20,303 9.5% 55.0% 1061 A
Rd West
N. of St. Lucie 6 C 4180 63,600 63,600 9.5% 55.0% 3323 C
West Blvd
N, of Gatlin 6 C 4180 63,700 63,700 9.5% 55.0% 3328 C
Blvd
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Roadway Roadway Number LOS LOS 2006 Committed Net Pk Hr 2006
Location Jurisd K3 03 Pk Oir
Name Classification 1 of Lanes I Adopted Capacity2 I AAOT' Trips' AAOT Vol" LOS
- - - - - -
Jenkins N. of Major
Rd South Okeechobee County City/County 2 0 760 9,200 3686 12,886 9.5% 55.0% 673 D
Rd Road
- - - - - -
Johnston Major
Rd N. of Indrio Rd Local City/County 2 D 760 5,500 5,500 9.5% 55.0% 287 C
Road
- - - - - -
Juanita W. of US 1 Major
Ave North Local City/County 2 0 760 3,800 3,800 9.5% 55.0% 199 C
Road
- - - - - -
E of 25th St 2 D 760 4,400 4,400 9.5% 55.0% 230 C
- - - - - -
W. of 25th St 2 0 760 7,400 7.400 9.5% 55.0% 387 C
- - - - - -
S. of St Lucie Major
Keen Rd Blvd City/County 2 D 760 2,800 2,800 9.5% 55.0% 146 C
Road
- - - - - -
Kings State Two-Way
SW of US 1 Arterial -
Hwy North State Interrupted 2 C 720 10.500 116 10.616 9.5% 55.0% 555 C
North Flow Class I
- - - - - -
N. of Indrio Rd 2 C 720 14,900 1106 16,006 9.5% 55.0% 836 D
- - - - - -
S. of Indrio Rd 2 C 720 15,900 154 16,054 9.5% 55.0% 839 D
- - - -
N. of St Lucie 2 C 720 15,700 2278 17.978 9.5% 55.0% 939
Blvd
- - - -
S. of St Lucie 2 C 720 13,800 1498 15,298 9.5% 55.0% 799
Blvd
- - - -
N. of Orange 2 C 720 15,800 1403 17,203 9.5% 55.0% 899
Ave
- - - -
Kings State Two-Way
Hwy S. of Orange State Arterial - 2 C 720 10.400 2810 13,210 9.5% 55.0% 690 C
South Ave Interrupted
Flow Class I
N, of - - - - -
Okeechobee 2 C 720 8,400 3650 12,050 9.5% 55.0% 630 C
Rd
- - - - -
Kitterman W. of US 1 Major
Rd South Local City/County 2 0 760 3200 3,200 9.5% 55.0% 167 C
Road
- -
St. Lucie County 2-29 Adopted
- -
2008 Evaluation and Appraisal Report October 28. 2008
Pk Hr
Pk Oir
Vol"
2006
LOS
o
K
Net
AAOT
Committed
Trips'
2006
AAOT
LOS
Capacitl
LOS
Adopted
Number
of Lanes
Roadway
Classification
Jurisd
Location
Roadway
Name
Major
City/County
Road
S. of Walton
Rd
Lennard
Rd
C
235
55.0%
9.5%
4,500
4500
760
D
2
Local
N, of Pt. St.
Lucie Blvd
C
16
55.0%
9.5%
310
310
760
D
2
Major
City/County
Road
c
397
55.0%
9.5%
7,600
7,600
760
D
2
Major
City/County
Road
Local
W. of US
South
E. of Lennard
Rd
Lyngate
Dr
Mariposa
Ave (east
PSL
Blvd)
C
397
55.0%
9.5%
7,600
7,600
760
D
2
Local
o
596
55,0%
9.5%
11.400
11 ,400
760
D
2
Major
City/County
Road
of Lennard
Rd
w.
C
60
55.0%
9.5%
11,500
500
11
1620
D
4
Local
W. of US
South
Midport
Rd
N. of Port St
Lucie Blvd
C
1066
55.0%
9.5%
20,400
20,400
1620
o
4
State Two-Way
Arterial -
Interrupted
Flow Class I
W. of Indian
River Dr
Midway
Rd East
B
193
55.0%
9.5%
3,700
3,700
890
E
2
State Two-Way
Arterial -
Interrupted
Flow Class
County
9.5%
17,968
568
17,400
890
E
2
County
of Oleander
Ave
w.
Midway
Rd West
939
55,0%
128
55.0%
9,5%
583
21
683
20,900
890
E
2
W. of Sunrise
Blvd
952
55.0%
9.5%
18,221
821
17,400
890
E
2
W. of Selvitz
Rd
W. of Glades
Cut-Off Rd.
E
Adopted
October 28. 2008
C
868
322
55.0%
55,0%
9.5%
9.5%
16,605
6,157
505
57
16,100
6,100
890
1440
E
2-30
E
2
2
State Two-Way
Arterial -
Uninterrupted
Flow
St. Lucie Count
2008 Evaluation and Appraisal Report
of 1-95
w.
2006
LOS
Pk Hr
Pk Dir
Vol"
Net
AADT
Committed
Trips'
2006
AADT
Roadway
Classification
1
D
K
LOS
Capacity2
LOS
Adopted
Number
of Lanes
Major
City/County
Road
Jurisd
Location
Roadway
Name
o
554
55.0%
9.5%
10,600
10,600
760
D
2
Local
N. of Port St
Lucie Blvd
Morningside
Blvd
C
350
55.0%
9.5%
6,700
6,700
760
D
2
S. of Port St
Lucie Blvd
C
B
131
1978
55.0%
55.0%
9.5%
9.5%
2,500
37.85
275
2.500
35,100
760
2790
o
2
State Two-Way
Arterial -
Interrupted
Flow Class I
E. of
Westmoreland
Blvd
W. of Virginia
Ave
Okeechobee
Rd
o
6
State
C
D
1805
2489
1856
55.0%
9.5%
34,537
3237
300
31
1530
B
4
E. of 1-95
55.0%
9.5%
47.638
8338
39,300
1530
B
4
of 1-95
w.
55.0%
9.5%
35.527
1927
33,600
1530
B
4
E. of Florida's
Turnpike
B
979
55.0%
9.5%
18.739
7839
10,900
1530
B
4
C
486
55.0%
9.5%
9,300
9300
B
178
55.0%
790
C
2
9.5%
3.400
3,400
890
E
2
State Two-Way
Arterial -
Uninterrupted
Flow
State Two-Way
Arterial -
Interrupted
Flow Class I
W. of Florida's
Turnpike
W. of Header
Canal Rd
County
N. of Virginia
Ave
Oleander
Ave
o
737
55,0%
9.5%
14.100
100
14
890
E
2
N. of Edwards
Rd
C
505
55.0%
9.5%
9,657
57
9,600
890
E
2
Major
City/County
Road
N. of Midway
Rd West
c
C
358
277
55.0%
55.0%
9.5%
9.5%
6,857
5,300
57
6,800
5.300
760
760
o
o
2
2
S. of Midway
Rd West
N. of Kitterman
Rd
Adopted
October 28. 2008
2-31
St. Lucie Count
2008 Evaluation and Appraisal Report
Roadway Roadway Number LOS LOS 2006 Committed Net Pk Hr 2006
Location Jurisd K3 03 PkOir
Name Classification ' of Lanes Adopted Capacity2 AAOT' Trips' AAOT Vol" LOS
State Two-Way
Orange E. of US 1 State Arterial - 2 C 590 3,600 3,600 9.5% 55.0% 188 C
Ave North Interrupted
Flow Class II
W. of US 1 2 C 590 7,100 7,100 9.5% 55.0% 371 C
North
W. of 7th St 2 C 590 11,500 11,500 9.5% 55.0% 601 D
W. of 13th St 4 0 1710 14,400 3406 17,806 9.5% 55.0% 930 B
W. of 25th St 4 D 1710 18,200 3521 21,721 9.5% 55.0% 1135 B
State Two-Way
E. of Angle Rd Arterial - 4 D 1860 18,500 2153 20,653 9.5% 55.0% 1079 B
Interrupted
Flow Class I
E. of Jenkins 4 B 1530 10,900 5722 16,622 9.5% 55.0% 868 B
Rd
E. of 1-95 4 B 1530 15.400 2501 17,901 9.5% 55.0% 935 B
W. of 1-95 4 B 1530 25,700 8191 33,891 9.5% 55.0% 1771 C
State Two-Way
E. of Shinn Rd Arterial - 2 C 790 5,600 37 5,637 9.5% 55.0% 295 B
Uninterrupted
Flow
E, of
Okeechobee 2 C 790 2.700 2,700 9.5% 55.0% 141 B
C/L
Parr W. of Darwin Major
Drive Blvd. Local City/County 2 0 760 2000 2,000 9.5% 55.0% 105 C
Road
Adopted
October 28. 2008
2-32
St. Lucie Count
2008 Evaluation and Appraisal Report
. Pk Hr
Roadway L f J . d Roadway Number LOS LOS 2006 Committed Net K 3 0 3 Pk O' 2006
Name oca Ion UriS Classification 1 of Lanes Adopted Capacit/ AAOT 1 Trips' AAOT Vol :r LOS
Port St State Two-Way
Lucie W'SOf UthS 1 State I Atrtenatl-d 6 D 2790 43,800 43,800 9.5% 55.0% 2289 B
Blvd ou n errup e
Flow Class I
E. of ~~dPort 6 D 2790 45,900 45,900 9.5% 55.0% 2398 C
.....iii........i;i..
E. of Foloresta 6 D 2790 69,800 69,800 9.5% 55.0% 3647(;i;.
r/i..; ii
W. of 61roresta 6 D 2790 51,100 51,100 9.5% 55.0% 2670 C
E. of Florida's 6 D 2790 54500 54500 95% 550% 2848 .;i
Turnpike ";<
WTOf Florkida's Local 6 E 2790 49,700 49,700 9.5% 55.0% 2597 C
urnpl e
Prima State Two-Way
. W of US 1 Arterial -
Vista S th Local I t t d 4 E 1860 31,800 31,800 9.5% 55.0% 1662 C
Blvd ou n errup e
Flow Class I
W. OfDRiO Mar 4 E 1860 36,500 36,500 9.5% 55.0% 1907,,;i.
r>l>
W. of 61roresta 4 E 1860 14,300 14.300 9.5% 55.0% 747 B
W ~1~~oSO 4 E 1860 31,800 31,800 9.5% 55.0% 1662 C
W of Florida's 4 E 1860 42900 42900 9.5% 55.0% 2242;~..i
Turnpike ,'/ii
Hi.;;>
E. of 1-95 4 E 1860 39,700 39,700 9.5% 55.0% 2074..iS.,i
W. of 1-95 2 E 890 10.200 10,200 9.5% 55,0% 533 B
. Major
LRangRed cN.oftMaLrttn Local City/County 2 D 760 2,000 2,000 9.5% 55.0% 105 C
Ine oun y Ine Road
R M N f P . Major
010 ar v.Ot Bnlmda Local City/County 2 D 760 6,800 6,800 9.5% 55,0% 355 C
r IS a v Road
Adopted
October 28. 2008
2-33
St. Lucie Count
2008 Evaluation and Appraisal Report
2006
LOS
Pk Hr
Pk Oir
Vol"
Net
AAOT
Committed
Trips'
2006
AAOT
LOS
Capacity2
LOS
Adopted
Number
of Lanes
Roadway
Classification
Roadway
Name
o
K
State Two-Way
Arterial -
Uninterrupted
Flow
Jurisd
Location
SRA1A
North
B
261
55.0%
9.5%
5,000
5000
1130
D
2
State
S. of Regal Rd
B
355
55.0%
9.5%
6,800
6,800
1130
o
2
N. of
Shorewinds Dr
C
428
55.0%
9.5%
8,200
8,200
1130
o
2
State Two-Way
Arterial -
Interrupted
Flow Class I
E. of North
Bridge
B
376
55.0%
55.0%
9.5%
9.5%
7,200
13,600
7,200
13600
860
1860
D
D
2
4
State Two-Way
Arterial -
Interrupted
Flow Class I
State
E. of US
North
E. of US
North
SR A1A
South
B
711
E. of South
Bridge
D
742
55.0%
9.5%
14,200
14200
860
D
C
439
55.0%
9.5%
8,400
8400
1500
860
1130
D
o
2
2
State Two-Way
Arterial -
Uninterrupted
Flow
S. of Seaway
Dr
N. of Blue
Heron Blvd
B
78
55.0%
9.5%
500
B
219
55.0%
9.5%
4,200
4200
1130
o
2
State Two-Way
Arterial -
Interrupted
Flow Class I
S. of FPL Plant
B
188
55.0%
9.5%
3,600
3,600
890
E
2
Major
City/County
Road
Local
N. of Gatlin
Blvd
Savage
Blvd
C
136
55.0%
9.5%
2,600
2,600
760
D
2
Local
E. of US
South
Savannah
Rd
C
89
55.0%
9.5%
700
1700
760
D
2
Major
City/County
Road
W. of Indian
River Dr
C
C
125
68
55.0%
55.0%
9.5%
9.5%
2,400
300
2400
300
760
760
D
D
2
2
Major
City/County
Road
Local
Local
N of Becker Rd
S. of Orange
Ave
Savona
Blvd
Shinn Rd
Adopted
28,2008
October
2-34
St. Lucie Count
2008 Evaluation and Appraisal Report
Pk Hr
Pk Oir
Vol"
2006
LOS
D
K
Net
AADT
Committed
Trips'
2006
AAOT
LOS
Capacitl
LOS
Adopted
Number
of Lanes
Roadway
Classification
Jurisd
Location
Roadway
Name
C
34
55.0%
9,5%
660
660
760
D
2
Major
City/County
Road
Major
City/County
Road
Local
N. of
Okeechobee
Rd
Sneed Rd
D
632
55.0%
9.5%
100
12
12,100
760
D
2
State Two-Way
Arterial -
Interrupted
Flow Class I
Local
S. of Floresta
Dr
W. of US
North
Southbend
Blvd
St Lucie
Blvd
C
266
55.0%
9,5%
5.100
5.100
890
E
2
County
c
287
55.0%
9.5%
5.500
5,500
890
E
2
of 25th St
North
W.
C
334
55,0%
9.5%
6,383
183
6,200
890
E
2
E. of Keen Rd
2027
55.0%
9.5%
38,800
38800
1860
E
4
E. of 1-95
95
55.0%
9.5%
18,200
18200
890
E
2
Major
City/County
Road
of 1-95
w.
C
142
55.0%
9.5%
6
2,7
316
2.400
760
D
2
Local
N. of Virginia
Ave
Sunrise
Blvd
C
320
55.0%
9.5%
16
6,
216
5.900
760
o
2
S. of Virginia
Ave
C
263
55.0%
9.5%
5,038
38
5,000
760
o
2
S. of Edwards
Rd
c
285
55.0%
9.5%
5,462
262
5,200
760
o
2
N. of Edwards
Rd
c
208
55.0%
9.5%
3.979
79
3,900
760
o
2
S. of Bell Ave
C
175
55.0%
9.5%
3,357
57
3,300
760
D
2
Major
City/County
Road
N. of Midway
Rd West
C
C
387
345
55.0%
55.0%
9.5%
9.5%
7,400
6,600
7.400
6,600
760
760
D
D
2
2
Local
E. of US
South
W. of Lennard
Rd
Tiffany
Ave
Adopted
October 28. 2008
2-35
St.
2008 Evaluation and Appraisal Report
Lucie Count
Pk Hr
Pk Oir
Vol"
Net
AAOT
Committed
Trips'
2006
AAOT
LOS
Capacitl
LOS
Adopted
Number
of Lanes
Roadway
Classification
1
Roadway
Name
2006
LOS
o
K
26.700
1530
B
4
State Two-Way
Arterial -
Interrupted
Flow Class
Jurisd
State
Location
S. of Indian
River C/L
North
us
B
1395
55.0%
9.5%
26,700
B
1207
55.0%
9.5%
23,100
23,100
1530
B
4
S. of Indrio Rd
B
1186
55.0%
9.5%
22,700
22,700
1530
B
4
S. of St Lucie
Blvd
B
1520
55.0%
9.5%
29,100
29,100
1530
B
4
State Two-Way
Arterial -
Interrupted
Flow Class II
S. ofTaylor
Creek Bridge
S. of SR A1A
South
1902
55.0%
9.5%
36,400
36,400
1710
D
4
State Two-Way
Arterial -
Interrupted
Flow Class II
S. of Orange
Ave
E
1745
55.0%
9.5%
33.400
33,400
1710
D
4
State
South
US
2132
55.0%
9.5%
40,800
40,800
1710
o
4
S. of Delaware
Ave
2163
55.0%
9.5%
41,400
41 ,400
1710
o
4
N, of Virginia
Ave
2473
55.0%
9.5%
47,326
26
47,300
1710
D
4
S. of Virginia
Ave
2138
55.0%
9.5%
40,926
26
40,900
1710
o
4
State Two-Way
Arterial -
Interrupted
Flow Class I
S. of Edwards
Rd
N. of Midway
Rd
2254
55.0%
9.5%
43,138
638
42,500
1860
D
4
2182
55.0%
9.5%
41,767
1367
40,400
1860
D
4
S. of Midway
Rd
2384
55.0%
9.5%
45,618
1118
44,500
1860
D
4
S. of Easy St
2576
55.0%
9.5%
49,300
49,300
1860
o
4
N. of Prima
Vista Blvd
S. of Prima
Vista Blvd
Adopted
28, 2008
3098
October
55.0%
9.5%
59,300
59,300
2790
D
2-36
6
St. Lucie Count
2008 Evaluation and Appraisal Report
Roadway Roadway Number LOS LOS 2006 Committed Net Pk Hr 2006
Location Jurisd Classification K3 03 Pk Oir
Name 1 of Lanes I Adopted I Capacitl AAOT' Trips' AAOT Vol" LOS
- - - - - - - -
US 1 South N.ofWalton 6 D 2790 52.400 52.400 9.5% 55.0% 2738 D
continued Rd
- - - - - - -
N. of Port St 6 D 2790 47.600 47,600 9.5% 55.0% 2487 D
Lucie Blvd
- - - - - -
S. of Port St 8 0 3540 73.400 73,400 9.5% 55.0% 3835
Lucie Blvd
- - - - - -
State Two-Way
Virginia Ave W. of US 1 State Arterial - 6 0 2790 26,000 26,000 9.5% 55.0% 1359 B
South Interrupted
Flow Class I
- - - - - - -
E. of Sunrise 6 0 2790 29,600 76 29.676 9.5% 55.0% 1551 B
Blvd
- - - - - - -
E. of 13th St 6 D 2790 30.800 100 30,900 9.5% 55.0% 1615 B
South
- - - - - - -
E. of 25th St 6 0 2790 26,700 1528 28,228 9.5% 55.0% 1475 B
South
- - - - - - -
W. of 25th St 6 D 2790 22,600 1629 24,229 9.5% 55.0% 1266 B
South
- - - - - - -
E. of
Okeechobee 6 0 2790 20,800 1511 22,311 9.5% 55.0% 1166 B
Rd
- - - - - -
W. of Indian Major
Walton Rd River Dr Local City/County 2 D 760 9,500 9,500 9.5% 55.0% 496 D
Road
- - - -
E. of Lennard 2 0 760 16,700 16,700 9.5% 55.0% 873
Rd
- - - -
E. of Village 2 D 760 11,700 11 ,700 9.5% 55.0% 611 D
Green Dr
- - - -
E. of US 1 4 0 1620 14500 14,500 9.5% 55.0% 758 C
South
- - - - - -
Weatherbee E. of US 1 Major
Rd South Local City/County 2 D 760 5,700 5,700 9.5% 55.0% 298 C
Road
- - -
St. Lucie County 2-37 Adopted
-
2008 Evaluation and Appraisal Report October 28, 2008
2006 LOS
Pk Hr Pk
Oir Vol"
D
K
AAOT
Net
2006 AAOT I Committed
1 Trips'
LOS
Capacity2
LOS
Adopted
Number of
Lanes
Roadway
Classification
Jurisd
Location
Roadway
Name
D
705
55.0%
9.5%
13,500
13,500
760
D
2
Major City/County
Road
Local
South
estmorelandl W. of US
Blvd
1003
523
55.0%
55.0%
9.5%
9.5%
19,200
10,000
19,200
10,000
760
760
D
o
2
2
N. of Morningside
Blvd
S. of Port St Lucie
Blvd
Adopted
28.2008
Note:
1) 2006 Volumes are directly taken from St. Lucie County 2006 Traffic Count Report.
2) The values for adopted level of service are directly taken from the FOOT 2007 Quality/Level of Service Handbook (Table
4-7 - 4-9) for Generalized Peak Hour Directional Volume.
3) K and 0 values are directly taken from the FOOT Generalized tables,
4) The peak hour peak direction volume is calculated from multiplying 2006 AADT with K and 0 factors.
October
2-38
St. Lucie Count
2008 Evaluation and Appraisal Report
Table 2-16 exhibits the results of the existing peak hour peak direction level of service
analysis. As shown from the table, some of the segments on 25th Street, Cashmere Road,
Floresta Drive, Indrio Road, Kings Highway, 1-95, Midway Road, Okeechobee Road, Orange
Avenue, Port St. Lucie Boulevard, Prima Vista Boulevard, almost all of US-1, Walton Road,
and Westmoreland Boulevard are functioning below their level of service standard.
The Town. Villaaes and Countryside (TVC) Area Traffic Study
St. Lucie County has adopted the Town, Villages and Countryside Element as well as the
development review requirements for the TVC area. The TVC area starts from the east of
Turnpike to the west of Kings Highway in the northern part of the county. A Long-Term
Transportation Analysis prepared in 2006 evaluated the roadway capacities with proposed
land use change and identified the required improvements to support the transportation
infrastructure to meet the needs of proposed land uses.
The traffic analysis showed that the roadways will be operating at an acceptable level of
service with the land use changes and related roadway improvements in future conditions.
The study used the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Modal (TCRPM) which also
accounted for internal capture. In the study, the future TCRPM travel demand modal was
revised and additional Traffic Analysis Zone (T AZ) socioeconomic data was included to
reflect future 2030 and 2050 conditions.
The following roadways within the TVC area were identified as deficient roadways in 2030
conditions without improvements:
-CR 603/Johnston Road from 25th Street to SR-614/lndrio Road
-SR 713/Kings Highway from US-1 to Angle Road
-SR-614/lndrio Road from 1-95 to CR-603/Johnston Road
.Immokolee Road from CR-607/Emerson Avenue to SR-713/Kings Highway
-SR-608/St, Lucie Boulevard from SR-713/Kings Highway to CR-611
To address the deficiencies in the Year 2030, a flyover at 1-95 north of Indrio Road was
identified. Other roadway improvements identified for the 2050 conditions are listed below:
-New Connector Road from Emerson Road to 1-95
.New Connector Road from 1-95 to Turnpike
.New Interchange @ 1-95 and New Connector Road
-New interchange @ Florida's Turnpike and New Connector Road
The future travel demand modal was run with the above proposed roadway improvements
for future analysis in the study area and it was illustrated that all the deficient roadways will
be operating within capacity.
It is recommended that the TPO pursue modifying the travel demand modal and revise the
2030 analysis based on new roadways proposed in conjunction with development of the
TVC area. The Transportation Element should be revised to reflect the proposed roadway
network during the EAR based amendment process.
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Backlogged Facilities
The following facilities were identified as the backlogged facilities in the last comprehensive
plan:
· South US-1 from Edwards Road to Midway Road;
· South US-1 from Midway Road to Prima Vista Boulevard;
· Kings Highway from Okeechobee Road to North of US-1;
· West Midway Road from S. 25th Street to North of US-1.
As mentioned in Policy 2.1.1.3 of the Comprehensive Plan, an analysis should be done to
evaluate if the adopted level of service should be lower, or other measures should be done.
The County may wish to consider designating some areas in St. Lucie County as a
Transportation Concurrency Exception Areas in coordination with the FDOT to continue to
redevelop while promoting the transit and pedestrian features in the redevelopment.
Current County strategies for improving roadway level of service include transportation
system management, transportation demand management, and proportionate fair share
mitigation. The following measures may help to eliminate the deficiencies from the existing
system:
Transportation Demand Management (TOM) strategies and techniques can be used to
increase the efficiency of the transportation system. Demand management focuses on
ways of influencing the amount and demand for transportation by encouraging alternatives
to the single-occupant automobile and by altering peak hour travel demand. These
strategies and techniques include: ridesharing programs, flexible work hours,
telecommuting, shuttle services, and parking management. TDM also is effective at lower
residential densities than are required for most public transit and pedestrian and bicycle
programs. South Florida Commuter Service is a program managed by the Florida
Department of Transportation to assist with implementing TDM programs and assist with
identifying potential funding resources.
Proposed candidate roadways for TDM/TSM strategies include US 1 from Edwards Road to
St. Lucie Boulevard; Oleander Avenue from Kitterman Road to Sunrise Boulevard; and
Floresta Drive from Airoso Boulevard to South bend Boulevard. For those roads on which
both road widening and TDM/TSM are proposed, the TDM/TSM project would be an option
to replace the widening project.
Transportation System Management (TSM) TSM means improving roads, intersections,
and other related facilities to make the existing transportation system operate more
efficiently. Intersection improvement, signal timing improvements, and access management
are part of TSM.
Proportionate Fair Share
St. Lucie County has adopted a Proportionate Fair Share Ordinance which requires new
developments to mitigate its project impacts if the roadway's projected capacity is lower than
the adopted LOS.
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Adopted
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Common Methodology for Concurrency Management
St. Lucie County has a working concurrency management system and proportionate fair
share ordinance. The County should continue to implement its concurrency management
system in coordination with the State and municipalities.
Planned Transportation Improvements
The Capital Improvement Element Update identified a number of projects on state roadways
as shown in Table 2.17 and County roadway projects in Table 2.18.
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Adopted
October 28, 2008
Table 2.17 State Roadway Projects
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Table 2.17 State Roadway Projects (continued)
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capital improvement plan as possible means of relieving congestion on those roads. These
projects include adding lanes on Kings Highway, US 1, West Midway Road, Walton Road
and Lennard Road.
The list of the planned County roadway improvements as identified in the County's Capital
Improvement Element Update are illustrated in Table 2-18.
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Table 2.18 Projects on County Roadways
41 12-4905
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41 13-4'70
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41 15-4502
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Additional Transportation Improvements
Interchange improvements to the Florida Turnpike and 1-95 are also included in the
Transportation Plan. The purpose of these interchange projects is to improve access to the
controlled-access facilities (1-95 and Florida's Turnpike) and make better use of the existing
road network.
Also there are a number of improvements to the local transportation network that are
required to be built as part of several Developments of Regional Impact located in the Port
St. Lucie area. These improvements are typically minor in nature, such as expanded
intersection; signalization and access improvements, however, there are several
systemwide improvements that will need to be provided as these projects proceed with their
development. Other Development Order related projects include the multi-Ianing of Torino
Parkway in northwestern Port St. Lucie from 2 lanes to 4 lanes; the four laning of Glades
Cut-Off Road from Commerce Center Parkway to West Midway Road, the six laning of
West Midway Road from 1-95 to Glades Cut-Off Road; the four laning of West Midway Road
from west of 1-95 to 1-95; the extension of West Virginia Drive from 1-95 to Glades Cut-Off
Road along the north side of the C-24 Canal west of Port St. Lucie; the construction of a
new interchange with the Florida Turnpike in northern Port St. Lucie and the construction of
a new interchange with 1-95 between the existing interchanges of Gatlin Boulevard and St.
Lucie West Boulevard.
The Lennard Road improvement project has been a long planned transportation corridor
that would begin at the St. Lucie/Martin County Line, lying east of U.S. 1, and then run north
from the St. Lucie/ Martin County Line, into the southern areas of Fort Pierce. This corridor
has been long recognized as a key part of larger transportation program designed to provide
capacity/circulatory relief to U.S. 1. The proposed roadway will be a four-lane section from
Walton Road to Savanna Club Boulevard and a two-lane section from Savanna Club
Boulevard to US 1.
The City of Port St. Lucie has multiple projects underway to develop a third east-west
transportation corridor. The City has been evaluating an area that will extend from 1-95 to
U.S. 1. The projects consist of 1 a) the 1-95 Systems Interchange Justification Report, 1 b) the
Crosstown Parkway/I-95 Interchange PD&E Study, 2) the Crosstown Parkway (formerly
West Virginia Corridor Study), and 3) the Third East/West River Crossing PD&E Study. Each
project is being conducted separately, and are proceeding according to different time
schedules to insure compliance with the processes. All projects are focusing on providing a
new transportation corridor to relieve the ever increasing traffic congestion within the City.
Future Level of Service Analysis
To perform the level of service analysis for future conditions, future 2030 volumes were
obtained from the St. Lucie County 2030 Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP). The K
and D factors were used to convert MDT into peak direction peak hour volumes and were
directly taken from the St. Lucie County 2006 Roadway Level of Service Inventory Report.
Table 2-19 shows the future 2030 level of service for future roadways.
St. Lucie County
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TABLE 2-19
FUTURE 2030 LEVEL OF SERVICE ANALYSIS
ST. LUCIE COUNTY
PKHR #OF 2030 2030
ROADWAY FROM TO CLASSIFICA TION1 Adpt PK DIR LANE MDT K4 D4 pk hr 2030
LOS' LOS (2_WY) VOL3 pk dir LOS
CAp2 VolS
Freeways - Spacing >=2
195 Indian River Co. Orange Ave. mi C 4,550 6 63,040 0.095 0,55 3,294 C
Freeways - Spacing >=2
1-95 SCL CR 708 mi C 4,550 6 126,202 0,095 0,55 6,594
Freeways - Spacing >=2
1-95 CR 708 SR 76 mi C 4,550 6 83,035 0,095 0,55 4,339 C
Freeways - Spacing >=2
1-95 SR 76 CR 713 mi C 4,550 6 76,703 0,095 0,55 4,008 C
Freeways - Spacing >=2
1-95 CR 713 SR 714 mi C 4,550 6 53,656 0,095 0,55 2,804 B
Freeways - Spacing >=2
1-95 SR 714 NCL mi C 4,550 6 32,923 0.095 0.55 1,720 B
SI. Lucie West West Midway Freeways - Spacing >=2
1-95 Blvd Road m, C 4,550 6 67,893 0.095 0.55 3,547 C
Gatlin Blvd SI. Lucie West Freeways - Spacing >=2
1-95 Blvd mi C 4,550 6 54,053 0.095 0.55 2,824 B
West Midway Road Okeechobee Freeways - Spacing >=2
1-95 Road mi C 4,550 6 71,259 0.095 0.55 3,723 C
Florida's SCL SR 714 Freeways - Spacing >=2
Turnpike mi C 2,940 4 58,381 0.095 0.55 3,050 D
Florida's SR 714 NCL Freeways - Spacing >=2
Turnpike ml C 2,940 4 56,341 0.095 0.55 2,944 D
Florida's Okeechobee Road Indian River Freeways - Spacing >=2
Turnpike County Line mi B 2,110 4 44,259 0.095 0,55 2,313 C
Florida's Martin County Line Port SI. Lucie Freeways - Spacing >=2
Turnpike Blvd mi C 2,940 4 51,570 0,095 0,55 2,695 C
13th Street Avenue D Avenue Q Major City/County Road
South D 760 2 8,531 0.095 0.55 446 C
13th Street Delaware Avenue Orange Avenue Major City/County Road
South D 760 2 10,145 0.095 0.55 530 D
13th Street Georgia Avenue Delaware Major City/County Road
South Avenue D 760 2 6,564 0.095 0.55 343 C
13th Street Virginia Avenue Georgia Avenue Major City/County Road
South D 760 2 6,081 0,095 0,55 318 C
13th Street Orange Avenue Avenue D Major City/County Road
South D 760 2 9,418 0.095 0,55 492 D
25th Street SI. Lucie Blvd U.S. 1 State Two-Way Arterial -
North Class I D 1,860 4 19,115 0.095 0.55 999 B
25th Street Tampa Trail Blvd SI. Lucie Blvd State Two-Way Arterial -
North Class I D 1,860 4 18,747 0,095 0,55 980 B
25th Street Juanita Avenue Tampa Trail State Two-Way Arterial -
North Blvd Class I D 1,860 4 15,399 0,095 0,55 805 B
25th Street Avenue M Juanita Avenue State Two-Way Arterial -
North Class I D 1,860 4 19,570 0,095 0,55 1,023 B
25th Street Orange Avenue Avenue M State Two-Way Arterial -
North Class I D 1,860 4 22,432 0.095 0.55 1,172 B
25th Street Okeechobee Road Orange Avenue State Two-Way Arterial -
South Class I D 1,860 4 25,158 0.095 0.55 1,315 B
25th Street Virginia Avenue Okeechobee State Two-Way Arterial-
South Road Class I D 1,860 4 32,996 0.095 0.55 1,724 C
25th Street Cortez Blvd Virginia Avenue State Two-Way Arterial -
South Class I D 1,860 4 33,407 0,095 0.55 1,746 C
25th Street Edwards Avenue Cortez Blvd State Two-Way Arterial -
South Class I D 1,860 4 36,718 0.095 0.55 1,919
25th Street Midway Rd Edwards Rd State Two-Way Arterial -
South Class I D 1,860 4 26,722 0,095 0.55 1,396 B
25th Street Midway Rd Edwards Rd State Two-Way Arterial -
South Class I D 1,860 4 26,527 0.095 0,55 1,386 B
25th Street West Midway State Two-Way Arterial -
South/St Blanton Blvd
James Dr Road Class I D 1,860 4 17,956 0,095 0.55 938 B
25th Street State Two-Way Arterial -
South/St Airoso Blvd Blanton Blvd
James Dr Class I 0 1,860 4 19,220 0.095 0,55 1,004 B
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PKHR 2030 2030
PKDIR #OF pk hr 2030
CLASSIFICATlON1 Adpt AADT K4 04
ROADWAY FROM TO LOS1 LOS LANE pk dir LOS
CAp2 (2_WY) VOL3 Vol5
7th Street Delaware Avenue Orange Avenue Major City/County Road 4 6,425 0.095 0.55 336 C
South 0 1,720
7th Street Georgia Avenue Delaware Major City/County Road C
South Avenue 0 760 2 5,683 0.095 0,55 297
7th Street Nebraska Avenue Georgia Avenue Major City/County Road 2 3,703 0.095 0.55 193 C
South 0 760
Floresta Drive St. James Drive State Two-Way Arterial - B
Airoso Blvd Cla5s I E 1,860 4 18,337 0.095 0.55 958
Prima Vista Blvd Floresta Drive State Two-Way Arterial - B
Airoso Blvd Class I E 1,860 4 12,584 0.095 055 658
West Virginia Drive Prima Vista Blvd State Two-Way Arterial - B
Airoso Blvd Class I E 1,860 4 13,661 0.095 055 714
Port St. Lucie Blvd West Virginia State Two-Way Arterial - 761 B
Airoso Blvd Dnve Class I E 1,860 4 14,571 0.095 055
Angel Rd Johnston Rd Kings Hwy State Two-Way Arterial - 834 0
Class I E 890 2 15,967 0,095 055
Angle Rd Orange Avenue Jenkins Road State Two-Way Arterial - 1,268 B
Class I E 1,860 4 24,267 0.095 055
N Fia Rd Johnson Rd State Two-Way Artenal - 563 C
Angle Rd Class I E 890 2 10,777 0.095 0.55
US 1 I ndian River State Two-Way Arterial -
Avenue A Drive Class I E 890 2 1,615 0.095 055 84 B
7th Street North U.S. 1 State Two-Way Arterial - B
Avenue A Class I E 3,348 3 6,358 0.095 0.55 332
Avenue D 7th Street North Us. 1 Major City/County Road 0 760 2 7,916 0.095 055 414 C
Avenue D 13th Street North 7th Street North Major City/County Road 0 760 2 8,076 0.095 0.55 422 C
17th Street North 13th Street Major City/County Road
Avenue 0 North 0 760 2 9,839 0.095 0.55 514 0
25th Street North 17th Street Major City/County Road
Avenue 0 North 0 760 2 11,762 0.095 0.55 615 0
Angle Road 25th Street Major City/County Road 342 C
Avenue 0 North 0 760 2 6,547 0.095 0.55
Bayshore Blvd Prima Vista Blvd St. James Drive State Two-Way Arterial - 756 B
Class I E 1,860 4 14,469 0.095 0.55
Bayshore Blvd West Virginia Drive Pnma Vista Blvd State Two-Way Arterial - B
Class I E 1,860 4 23,999 0,095 0.55 1,254
Bayshore Blvd Port St. Lucie Blvd West Virginia State Two-Way Artenal - 1.375 B
Drive Class I E 1,860 4 26,321 0.095 0.55
Becker Rd Village Prkwy South bend Blvd State Two-Way Arterial - 0.55 629 B
Class I E 1,860 4 12,038 0.095
Becker Rd South bend Blvd Murphy Rd State Two-Way Arterial - 822 B
Class I E 1,860 4 15,729 0.095 0.55
New 4
Becker Rd Rangeline Rd Village Prkwy State Two-Way Arterial - Lane
Class I E 1,860 (DEV) 6,551 0.095 0.55 342 B
Bell Ave Sunnse Blvd Oleander Blvd Other County Road 0 530 2 4,579 0.095 0.55 239 C
Bell Ave 25th Street South Sunrise Blvd Other County Road 0 530 2 3,280 0.095 0.55 171 C
California Blvd St. Lucie West Crosstown Pkwy Major City/County Road 0.095 0.55 494 0
Blvd 0 760 2 9,454
California Blvd Crosstown P kwy Del Rio Blvd Major City/County Road 0 760 2 9,942 0.095 0.55 519 0
Cashmere Wt Lucie West Del Rio Blvd. Major City/County Road 0.55 510 0
Blvd 0 760 2 9,769 0.095
U.S.1 Indian River State Two-Way Artenal - B
Citrus Ave Drive Class I E 1,860 4 8,299 0.095 0.55 434
7th St US 1 State Two-Way Arterial - C
Citrus Ave Class I E 890 2 3,141 0.095 0.55 164
Crosstown Flore5ta Dr US 1 Major C'ty/County Road 19,618 0.095 0.55 1,025 C
Pkwy E 1,620 4
New 4
Crosstown Rangeline Rd West Annex NS Major C,ty/County Road Lane
Pkwy Road "A" E 1,620 (DEV) 6,961 0.095 0.55 364 C
Crosstown WEst Annex NS Lane
Pkwy Road "A" Village Pkwy Major City/County Road E 1,620 (DEV) 9,925 0.095 0.55 519 C
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PKDIR #OF 2030 pk hr 2030
CLASSIFICATION1 Adpt AADT K' D4
ROADWAY FROM TO LOS1 LOS LANE pk dir LOS
., 12 WY\ VOL3 .
Crosstown Floresta Dr Major City/County Road New 4
1-95 E 1,620 Lane 21,795 0.095 0.55 1,139 D
Pkwy New 4
Crosstown 1-95 Floresta Dr Major City/County Road 13,277 0.095 0.55 694 C
Pkwy E 1,620 Lane
New 4
Crosstown 1-95 Floresta Dr Major City/County Road 1,620 Lane 5,198 0.095 0.55 272 C
Pkwy E
Crosstown Floresta Dr Major City/County Road New 4
Pkwy 1-95 E 1,620 Lane 9,759 0.095 0.55 510 C
Del Rio Blvd Califomia Blvd Mackenzie St Major City/County Road D 760 2 9,736 0.095 0.55 509 D
41 st Street South 17th Street Major City/County Road D
Delaware Ave South D 760 2 10,234 0.095 0.55 535
Edwards Rd Oleander Avenue U.S. 1 State Two-Way Arterial - 574 B
Class I E 1,860 4 10,980 0.095 0.55
Edwards Rd Sunrise Blvd Oleander Blvd State Two-Way Arterial - 531 B
Class I E 1,860 4 10,159 0.095 0.55
Edwards Rd 25th Street South Sunrise Blvd State Two-Way Arterial - 872 B
Class I E 1,860 4 16,681 0.095 0.55
Edwards Rd Selvitz Road 25th Street State Two-Way Arterial - 723 D
South Class I E 890 2 13,834 0.095 0.55
Edwards Rd Jenkins Road Selvitz Road State Two-Way Arterial - 824 D
Class I E 890 2 15,765 0.095 0.55
Emerson Ave Indrio Road North Blvd State Two-Way Arterial - 780 C
Uninterrupted Flo C 790 2 14,933 0.095 0.55
Farmer's Oleander Avenue U.S. 1 Other County Road 3,252 0.095 0.55 170 C
Market Rd D 530 2
Floresta Dr Airoso Blvd Prima Vista Blvd Major City/County Road D 760 2 8,870 0.095 0.55 463 C
Crosstown Port St. Lucie State Two-Way Arterial - C
Floresta Dr Parkway Blvd Class I E 1,860 4 14,519 0.095 0.55 759
Floresta Dr Port St. Lucie Blvd Southbend Blvd State Two-Way Arterial - C
Class I E 1,860 4 13,658 0.095 0.55 714
Floresta Dr Harbor View Crosstown Major City/County Road 981 C
Parkway D 1,620 4 18,767 0.095 0.55
Floresta Dr Prima Vista Blvd Harbor View Dr Major City/County Road D 1,620 4 18,767 0.095 0.55 981 C
Savona Blvd Port St. Lucie State Two-Way Arterial - B
Gatlin Blvd Blvd Class I E 2,790 6 36,437 0.095 0.55 1,904
Gatlin Blvd 1-95 Savage Blvd State Two-Way Arterial - 0.095 0.55 2,062 B
Class I E 2,790 6 39,462
Gatlin Blvd Ext 195 Village Pkwy State Two-Way Arterial - 0.55 2,033 B
Class I E 2,790 6 38,914 0.095
Georgia Ave 7th Street South U.S.1 Major City/County Road D 760 2 3,246 0,095 0.55 170 C
Georgia Ave 13th Street South 7th Street South Major City/County Road D 760 2 2,946 0.095 0.55 154 C
Okeechobee Road 13th Street Major City/County Road C
Georgia Ave South D 760 2 7,090 0.095 0.55 370
Glades Cut-Off West Midway Road Selvitz Road Major City/County Road 2 12,966 0.095 0.55 677 D
Rd D 760
Glades Cut-Off Reserve Blvd West Midway Major City/County Road 16,836 0.095 0.55 880
Rd Road D 760 2
Glades Cut-Off Range Line Road Reserve Blvd Major City/County Road 2 6,744 0.095 0.55 352 C
Rd D 760
Green River CR 707A NCL Major City/County Road 2 6,837 0.095 0.55 357 C
Pkwy D 760
Indian River Dr AE. Backus Drive Seaway Drive State Two-Way Arterial - 55 B
Class I E 890 2 1,047 0.095 0.55
Orange Avenue A.E. Backus State Two-Way Arterial - 159 B
Indian River Dr Drive Class I E 890 2 3,034 0.095 0.55
Indian River Dr Citrus Avenue Orange Avenue Major City/County Road D 760 2 3,695 0.095 0.55 193 C
Indian River Dr Midway Road East Savannah Road Major City/County Road D 760 2 4,283 0.095 0.55 224 C
Indian River Dr Walton Road Midway Road Major City/County Road 2 3,267 0.095 0.55 171 C
East D 760
Indian River Dr Martin County Line Walton Road Major City/County Road D 760 2 5,541 0.095 0.55 290 C
St. Lucie County
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ROADWAY
FROM
Indrio Rd
. Indian River
Indian River Dr County Line
Kings Highway
Indrio Rd
Indrio Rd
Indrio Rd
Jenkins Rd
South
Jenkins Rd
South
Jenkins Rd
Johnston Rd
Johnston Rd
Johnston Rd
Juanita Ave
Juanita Ave
Juanita Ave
Keen Rd
K,ngs Hwy
North
Kings Hwy
North
Kings Hwy
North
Kings Hwy
North
Kings Hwy
North
Kings Hwy
North
Kings Hwy
North
Kings Hwy
South
Kings Hwy
South
Koblegard Rd
Lennard Rd
Lennard Rd
Lennard Rd
Emerson Avenue
Johnston Road
Minute Maid Road 1-95
US 1
U.S,1
Kings Highway
Emerson
A venue
TO
CLASSIFICATION' ~~~\
Okeechobee
Road
Orange Ave
Angle Rd.
Indian River
County Line
Indian River
County Line
U.S.1
17th Street
North
25th Street
North
53rd Street North
Angle Road St Lucie Blvd
U.S 1
Sunrise Blvd
25th Street South
Kings Highway U.S. 1
Indrio Road Kings Highway
Grove Road Indrio Road
St Lucie Blvd Grove Road
Angle Road SI. Lucie Blvd
Lamont Road Angle Road
Orange Avenue Lamont Road
Okeechobee Road Picos Road
Indian Rier County Indrio Rd
Line
Saeger Ave
Port SI. Lucie Blvd Tiffany Avenue
Walton
Mariposa Ave U ,S. 1 Lennard Road
Midport Rd Lyngate Dnve U.S. 1
Midport Rd Port SI. Lucie Blvd Lyngate Drive
Major City/County Road
State Two-Way Arterial -
Class I
State Two-Way Artenal -
Class I
State Two-Way Arterial -
Class I
State Two-Way Arterial -
Class I
Okeechobee Road Orange Avenue Major City/County Road
Edwards Road
Angle Rd
New TVC Road C
Indrio Road
Indrio Road
17th Street North
25th Street North
Major City/County Road
Major City/County Road
Major City/County Road
Major City/County Road
Major City/County Road
Major City/County Road
Major City/County Road
Major City/County Road
State Two-Way Artenal -
Class I
State Two-Way Arterial-
Class I
State Two-Way Arterial -
Class I
State Two-Way Artenal -
Class I
State Two-Way Arterial -
Class I
State Two-Way Arterial -
Class I
State Two-Way Arterial -
Class I
State Two-Way Arterial -
Class I
State Two-Way Arterial -
Class I
State Two-Way Arterial -
Class I
Major City/County Road
Picos Road Orange Avenue
Port SI. Lucie Blvd US 1
I ndian River
Drive
U.S 1
Sunrise Blvd
Major City/County Road
Major City/County Road
Major City/County Road
Other County Road
Major City/County Road
Major City/County Road
State Two-Way Arterial -
Class I
State Two-Way Arterial -
Class I
State Two-Way Artenal -
Class I
St. Lucie County
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PKHR
PKDIR
LOS
CAp2
D
E
D
D
D
D
1,620
Midway Rd
East
Midway Rd
West
Midway Rd
West
D
D
D
1,620
1,620
760
D
D
D
D
D
E
D
1,860
D
1,860
D
1,860
D
1,860
D
1,860
D
1,860
D
1,860
D
1,860
D
1,860
D
760
D
1,620
D
1,620
D
D
D
1,620
1,140
1,620
D
1,620
E
860
E
1,860
E
1,860
#OF
LANE
(2_WY)
760
890
860
860
860
760
760
760
760
760
860
2030
AADT
VOL3
2
K'
04
10,058 0.095 0.55
2
10,921 0.095 0.55
2
22,843 0.095 0.55
2
28,440 0.095 0.55
2
14,656 0,095 0.55
4
26,962 0.095 0.55
4
4
2
31,585 0.095 0.55
23,313 0.095 0.55
3,112 0.095 0.55
2
6,595 0.095 0.55
2
2
7,526 0.095 0.55
9,580 0.095 0.55
2
8,910 0.095 0.55
2
10,349 0.095 0.55
2
11,235 0.095 0.55
4
27,231 0.095 0.55
4
15,645 0.095 0.55
4
13,727 0.095 0.55
4
37,884 0.095 0.55
4
41,489 0.095 0.55
4
51,351 0.095 0,55
4
52,536 0.095 0.55
4
43,698 0.095 0.55
4
39,822 0,095 0.55
2
12,256 0.095 0.55
4
New 4
Lane
7,832 0.095 055
2,165 0.095 0.55
4
4
4
4,421 0,095 0.55
13,122 0.095 0.55
16,359 0.095 0.55
4
22,841 0.095 0.55
2
7,333 0.095 0.55
4
24,438 0.095 0.55
4
31,442 0.095 0.55
2030
pk hr
pk dir
Vol5
2030
LOS
526
o
571
c
1,194
1,486
766
1,409
1,650
1,218
163
o
c
345
c
393
501
C
o
466
C
541
o
587
c
1,423
B
817
B
717
B
1,979
2,168
2,683
2,745
2,283
2,081
640
o
409
C
113
c
231
686
855
C
o
C
1,193
o
383
C
1,277
B
1,643
c
Adopted
October 28, 2008
ROADWAY
Midway Rd
West
Midway Rd
West
Midway Rd
West
Midway Rd
West
Okeechobee
Rd
Okeechobee
Rd
Okeechobee
Rd
Okeechobee
Rd
Okeechobee
Rd
Okeechobee
Rd
Okeechobee
Rd
25th Street
South
Selvitz Road
Glades Cut-Off
Road
Okeechobee Road 1-95
FROM
Selvitz Road
Glades Cut-Off
Road
1-95
Virginia Avenue
McNeil Road
Crossroads
Parkway
Florida's Turnpike
Matthews Road
Georgia Avenue
Virginia Avenue
1-95
Crossroads
Parkway
Florida's
Turnpike
TO
Midway Road Wes Matthews Road
Oleander Ave Virginia Avenue
Okeechobee
County Line
Oleander Ave Azalea Avenue
Oleander Ave Edwards Road
Midway Road
West
Sunrise Blvd
Virginia Avenue
Azalea Avenue
Oleander Ave Midway Road Wes Edwards Road
Oleander Ave
Oleander Ave Saeger Avenue
Kitterman Road
Orange Ave
Orange Ave
Orange Ave
Orange Ave
Orange Ave
Orange Ave
Orange Ave
Orange Ave
Orange Ave
Orange Ave
Orange Ave
Orange Ave
Port St Lucie
Blvd
Port St Lucie
Blvd
Port St Lucie
Blvd
U.S. 1
7th Street
13th Street
25th Street
29th Street
Angle Road
41 st Street
Jenkins Road
1-95
Kings Highway
Shinn Road
Okeechobee
County Line
Morningside Blvd
Midport Road
Floresta Drive
Saeger Avenue Major City/County Road
. R' BI d State Two-Way Arterial -
Indian Iver v Class II
State Two-Way Arterial -
Class II
State Two-Way Arterial -
Class II
State Two-Way Arterial -
Class II
State Two-Way Arterial -
Class II
State Two-Way Arterial -
Class I
State Two-Way Arterial -
Class I
State Two-Way Arterial -
Class I
Stale Two-Way Arterial -
Class I
State Two-Way Arterial -
Class I
State Two-Way Arterial-
Kings Highway Class I
State Two-Way Arterial -
Class I
State Two-Way Arterial -
Class I
State Two-Way Arterial -
Class I
State Two-Way Arterial-
Midport Road Class I
Midway Road
West
U.S.1
7th Street
13th Street
25th Street
29th Street
Angle Road
41st Street
Jenkins Rd
1-95
Shinn Road
U.S. 1
Morningside
Blvd
CLASSIFICATION1 ~~~~
State Two-Way Arterial-
Class I
State Two-Way Arterial-
Class I
State Two-Way Arterial -
Class I
State Two-Way Arterial -
Uninterrupted Flo
State Two-Way Arterial -
Class I
State Two-Way Arterial -
Class I
State Two-Way Arterial -
Class I
State Two-Way Arterial -
Class I
State Two-Way Arterial -
Class I
State Two-Way Arterial -
Class I
State Two-Way Arterial -
Class I
State Two-Way Arterial -
Class I
State Two-Way Arterial -
Class I
State Two-Way Arterial -
Class I
State Two-Way Arterial -
Class I
Major City/County Road
St. Lucie County
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PKHR
PKDIR
LOS
CAp2
E
1,860
E
2,790
E
2,790
E
1,440
C
1,810
C
2,720
C
1,810
C
1,810
B
1,540
B
1,540
B
1,540
E
890
E
890
E
890
E
890
D
D
760
760
D
1,710
D
810
D
810
D
1,710
D
1,710
D
1,860
D
1,860
D
1,860
D
860
D
860
C
720
C
720
D
2,790
D
2,790
D
2,790
#OF
LANE
(2_WY)
2030
AADT
VOL3
4
38,662 0.095 0.55
6
57,359 0.095 0.55
6
49,168 0,095 0.55
2
20,371 0.095 0.55
4
18,156 0.095 0.55
6
53,421 0.095 0.55
4
58,209 0.095 0.55
4
51,501 0.095 0.55
4
36,333 0.095 0.55
4
24,453 0.095 0.55
4
13,120 0.095 0.55
2
3,563 0.095 0.55
2
11,893 0.095 0.55
2
7,803 0.095 0.55
2
9,237 0.095 0.55
2
2
5,193 0.095 0.55
2,328 0.095 0.55
4
6,132 0.095 0,55
2
8,962 0.095 0.55
2
4,139 0.095 0.55
4
16,181 0.095 0.55
4
34,404 0.095 0.55
4
33,359 0.095 0.55
4
25,064 0.095 0.55
4
29,641 0.095 0.55
2
26,011 0.095 0.55
2
30,467 0.095 0.55
2
15,684 0.095 0.55
2
2,205 0.095 0.55
6
42,914 0.095 0.55
6
45,293 0.095 0.55
6
70,235 0.095 0.55
K4
04
2030
pk hr
pk dir
Val5
2030
LOS
2,020
2,997
2,569
C
1,064
o
949
B
2,791
3,041
2,691
1,898
1,278
B
686
B
186
B
621
C
408
C
483
C
271
122
c
C
320
C
468
C
216
C
845
c
1,798
1,743
c
1,310
B
1,549
c
1,359
1,592
819
115
2,242
2,367
3,670
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ROADWAY
Port St Lucie
Blvd
Port St Lucie
Blvd
Port St Lucie
Blvd
Port St Lucie
Blvd
Port St Lucie
Blvd
Port St Lucie
Blvd
Port St Lucie
Blvd
Prima Vista
Blvd
Prima Vista
Blvd
Prima Vista
Blvd
Prima Vista
Blvd
R,o Mar Dr
Savage Blvd
Savage Blvd
Savannah Rd
Savannah Rd
Savona Blvd
Savona Blvd
Selvitz Rd
FROM
Airoso Blvd
TO
Florida's Turnpike Airoso Blvd
Floresta Drive
Del Rio Blvd
Gatlin Blvd
Becker Road
Paar Drive
Darwin Rd.
Rio Mar Drive
Floresta Drive
Airoso Blvd
Bayshore Blvd
Prima Vista Blvd
Gatlin Blvd
Gatlin Blvd
U.S 1
Compound Road
Alcantarra Blvd
Savage Blvd
Midway Rd
Florida's
Turnpike
Del Rio Blvd
Paar Drive
Gatlin Blvd
Gatlin Rd
U.S 1
Rio Mar Drive
Floresta Drive
Alroso Blvd
US 1
Import Drive
Import Dnve
Compound
Road
Indian River
Drive
California Blvd
Alcantarra Blvd
Bayshore Rd
CLASSIFICATION1 Adpt
LOS1
State Two-Way Arterial-
Class I
State Two-Way Arterial -
Class I
State Two-Way Arterial-
Class I
State Two-Way Arterial -
Class I
State Two-Way Arterial-
Class I
State Two-Way Arterial -
Class I
State Two-Way Arterial-
Class I
State Two-Way Arterial -
Class I
State Two-Way Arterial-
Class I
State Two-Way Arterial -
Class I
State Two-Way Arterial-
Class I
Major City/County Road
Major City/County Road
Major City/County Road
Major City/County Road
Major City/County Road
Major City/County Road
Major City/County Road
Major City/County Road
Selvitz Road Midway Road West Edwards Road Major City/County Road
SR A1A North Jackson Way
SRA1A North Shorewinds Drive
SR A1A North North Bridge
SRA1A North US,1
SR A1A South South Bridge
SR A 1 A South Ocean Drive
SR A 1 A South Plover Avenue
SR A 1 A South Blue Her n Blvd
SR A1A South Walton Rocks
Beach Road
SR A1A South Nettles Blvd
Indian River
County Line
Jackson Way
Shorewinds
Drive
North Bridge
U,S.1
South Bridge
Seaway Drive
Plover Avenue
State Two-Way Arterial -
Uninterrupted Flo
State Two-Way Arterial -
Uninterrupted Flo
State Two-Way Artenal-
Uninterrupted Flo
State Two-Way Arterial -
Class I
State Two-Way Arterial -
Class I
State Two-Way Arterial -
Class I
State Two-Way Arterial -
Class I
State Two-Way Arterial -
Uninterrupted Flo
State Two-Way Arterial -
Uninterrupted Flo
State Two-Way Arterial-
Uninterrupted Flo
State Two-Way Arterial -
Uninterrupted Flo
State Two-Way Arterial -
Class I
Blue Heron Blvd
Walton Rocks
Beach Blvd
SR A 1 A South Martin County Line Nettles Blvd
St Lucie Blvd 25th Street North US. 1
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PKHR
PKDIR
LOS
CAp2
D
2,790
D
2,790
D
2,790
D
2,790
o
1.860
D
1,860
D
1,860
E
1,860
E
1,860
E
1,860
E
D
D
1,860
760
760
D
760
D
760
D
D
D
D
760
760
760
1,620
D
1,620
D
1,130
D
1.130
D
1,130
D
D
1,860
D
1,860
D
D
1,130
D
1.130
D
1,130
D
1,130
E
#OF
LANE
(2_WY)
4
2
2
New2
Lane
860
860
890
2030
MDT
VOL3
6
57,584 0.095 0.55
6
56,503 0.095 055
6
61,611 0.095 0.55
6
60,591 0.095 0.55
4
28,157 0.095 0.55
4
30,776 0.095 0.55
4
44,092 0.095 0.55
4
14,357 0.095 0.55
4
14,234 0.095 055
4
22,169 0.095 0.55
22,146 0.095 0.55
1,243 0.095 0.55
9,736 0.095 0.55
9,736 0.095 0.55
2
2.737 0.095 0.55
2
2
2
4
2,109 0.095 0.55
8,374 0.095 0.55
7,702 0.095 0.55
19,048 0.095 0.55
4
13,461 0.095 0.55
2
8,529 0.095 0,55
2
11,077 0.095 0.55
2
14,465 0.095 055
2
15,639 0.095 055
4
22,664 0.095 055
4
20,796 0.095 0.55
2
15,580 0.095 055
2
11,562 0,095 0.55
2
8,230 0.095 055
2
13,096 0,095 0.55
2
18,879 0.095 0.55
2
9,906 0.095 055
K4
D4
2030
pk hr
pk dir
Val5
2030
LOS
3,009
2,952
3,219
3,166
1,471
1,608
2,304
750
B
744
B
1,158
B
1,157
65
509
B
C
D
509
D
143
c
110
438
402
995
c
c
c
c
703
c
446
c
579
c
756
c
817
D
1,184
B
1,087
B
814
D
604
c
430
c
684
c
986
D
518
c
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ROADWAY
St Lucie Blvd
St Lucie Blvd
St. Lucie West
Blvd
SI. Lucie West
Blvd
St. Lucie West
Blvd
SI. Lucie West
Blvd
Sunrise Blvd
Sunrise Blvd
Sunrise Blvd
Sunrise Blvd
Sunrise Blvd
Sunrise Blvd
Tiffany Ave
Tiffany Ave
US 1 North
US 1 North
US 1 North
US 1 North
US 1 South
US 1 South
US 1 South
US 1 South
US 1 South
US 1 South
US 1 South
US 1 South
US 1 South
US 1 South
US 1 South
US 1 South
US 1 South
Village Pkwy
Virginia Ave
Virginia Ave
FROM
Sapp Road
Kings Highway
TO
25th Street
North
Sapp Road
Country Club Drive Bayshore Blvd
Glades Cut-Off
Road
Reserve Blvd
Peacock
1-95
Peacock
Cashmere
Virginia Avenue U.S. 1
Cortez Blvd Virginia Avenue
Bell Avenue Edwards Road
Edwards Road Cortez Blvd
Weatherbee Road Bell Avenue
Weatherbee
Midway Road Wes Road
Village Green
Drive
U.S. 1
I ndrio Road
Village Green Drive Lennard Road
Indian River
County Line
State Two-Way Arterial -
Class I
State Two-Way Arterial-
Class I
State Two-Way Arterial -
S.R. A1A North Class II
State Two-Way Arterial -
S.R. A1A South Class II
State Two-Way Arterial -
Delaware Avenue Orange Avenue Class II
State Two-Way Arterial -
Class II
State Two-Way Arterial -
Georgia Avenue Class II
State Two-Way Arterial -
Virginia Avenue Class II
State Two-Way Arterial-
Edwards Road Class II
State Two-Way Arterial -
Market Avenue Class I
State Two-Way Arterial -
Midway Road Class I
State Two-Way Arterial -
Class I
State Two-Way Arterial -
Prima Vista Blvd Kitterman Road Class I
State Two-Way Arterial -
Savanna Club Blvd Prima Vista Blvd Class I
Savanna Club State Two-Way Arterial -
Blvd Class I
State Two-Way Arterial -
Class I
Port SI. Lucie State Two-Way Arterial -
Martin County Line Blvd Class I
St. Lucie Blvd
S.R. A1A South
Orange Avenue
Georgia Avenue
Virginia Avenue
Edwards Road
Market Avenue
Midway Road
Easy Street
Kitterman Road
Walton Road
Indrio Road
Delaware
Avenue
Easy Street
Port St. Lucie Blvd Walton Road
St. Lucie West
Blvd
Oleander Avenue
Sunrise Blvd
Becker Rd
U,S.1
Oleander Blvd
Adpt
CLASSIFICATION1 LOS1
State Two-Way Arterial-
Class I
State Two-Way Arterial-
Class I
State Two-Way Arterial -
Class I
State Two-Way Arterial -
Class I
State Two-Way Arterial -
Class I
State Two-Way Arterial-
Class I
Major City/County Road
Major City/County Road
Major City/County Road
Major City/County Road
Major City/County Road
Major City/County Road
Major City/County Road
Major City/County Road
Major City/County Road
State Two-Way Arterial -
Class II
State Two-Way Arterial -
Class II
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PKHR
PK D1R
LOS
CAp2
E
890
E
890
E
1,860
E
1,860
E
2,790
E
D
D
D
D
D
1,860
760
760
760
760
760
D
760
D
760
D
760
D
1,860
D
1,860
D
1,710
D
1,710
D
1,710
D
1,710
D
1,710
D
2,570
D
2,570
D
2,790
D
2,790
D
2,790
D
2,790
D
2,790
D
2,790
D
2,790
D
2,790
D
1,620
D
2,570
D
2,570
#OF
LANE
(2_WY)
2030
AADT
VOL3
2
12,855 0.095 0.55
2
18,952 0.095 0.55
4
27,695 0.095 0.55
4
16,344 0.095 0.55
6
43,531 0.095 0.55
4
2
2
2
2
2
43,531 0.095 0.55
5,935 0.095 0.55
4,896 0.095 0.55
3,542 0.095 0.55
6,769 0.095 0.55
2,303 0.095 0.55
2
2,029 0.095 0.55
2
7,637 0.095 0.55
2
4,927 0.095 0.55
4
31,388 0.095 0.55
4
37,382 0.095 0.55
4
29,588 0.095 0.55
4
29,843 0.095 0.55
4
27,354 0.095 0.55
4
35,206 0.095 0.55
4
39,965 0.095 0.55
6
38,961 0.095 0.55
6
43,992 0.095 0.55
6
46,221 0.095 0.55
6
52,104 0.095 0.55
6
53,710 0.095 0.55
6
55,939 0.095 0.55
6
45,588 0.095 0.55
6
55,794 0.095 0.55
6
46,964 0.095 0.55
8
New4
Lane
60,621 0.095 0.55
11,637 0.095 0.55
6
7,626 0.095 0.55
6
16,736 0.095 0.55
~
04
2030
pk hr
pk dir
Vol5
2030
LOS
672
c
990
1,447
854
2,274
2,274
310
256
185
354
120
C
C
C
C
C
106
C
399
C
257
C
1,640
C
1,953
1,546
1,559
1,429
1,840
2,088
2,036
C
2,299
o
2,415
C
2,722
o
2,806
2,923
2,382
2,915
2,454
3,167
608
C
398
c
874
c
Adopted
October 28, 2008
PKHR .OF 2030 2030
CLASSlRCA 110N1 Adpt PI( DlR LANE AADT ~ D. pkhr 2030
ROADWAY FROM TO LDS1 LOS pk dlr LDS
C~ (2_WYl VOL3 Voir.
virginia kte 13th Street South SUn rise Elvd Stale Two-Way Arterial -
Class II 0 2Jj70 6 34,830 0.095 0.55 1,820 C
Virginia kte 25th Street South 1311 Stleet Stale Two-Way Arterial -
Isoull Class II 0 2Jj70 6 38,682 0_095 0_55 2,021 C
Virginia kte 35th Street South 125th Stleet Stale Two-Way Arterial -
Soull Class II 0 2Jj70 6 30,978 0.095 0.55 1,619 C
Virginia kte Okeechobee Road 3511 Stleet Stale Two-Way Arterial-
Soull Class II 0 2.570 6 25,174 0.095 0.55 1,315 C
~aIton Rd \IIIage Grem Lennard Road MajorCi~K:ollllly Road 0_095 0.55 C
Olive 0 1,620 4 18,200 951
~aIton Rd U.S.1 ViIageGreen MajorCi~K:ollllly Road
Drive 0 1,620 4 12,435 0_095 0_55 650 C
Walen Rd Lennard Road iGreen River MajorCi~K:ollllly Road
Parkway 0 1,620 4 9,520 0.095 0_55 497 C
Westmordand Momingside Blvd MaItin County MajorCi~K:ounly Road
Blvd Line 0 780 2 6,150 0.095 0.55 321 C
Westmordand Ciilllbridge Drive Momingside Major Ci~K:ollllly Road
Blvd B1w 0 780 2 8,903 0.095 0.55 465 C
Westmordand Port St Lucie Blvd Cambridge MajorCi~K:ounly Road
Blvd Drive 0 780 2 9,881 0.095 0.55 516 D
Westmordand US1 County liIe MajorCi~K:ollllly Road
Blvd 0 780 2 8116 0.095 0_55 424 C
Note:
1) Classilication for the roadways are based en"Sl Lucie CCUlty 2006 Tra~ Report".
(2) The vaJes tor adopted level of service are directly IakEfl from the FOOT 2007 Qual~JLevel of Service Handbook (Table 4-74-8) for Genelaliz.ed Peak
Hour Directional VoUne.
3) 2030vdlmes are directly taken fIom lheSl Lucie MTP02030 LRTP.
4) K and 0 vakles are directly 1akEfl from the FOOT Generaized tables.
5) 2030 peak hour peak lileclion vc*.lme is calculaEd Iran multiplying 2030 MDT will K and 0_
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School Capacity and Location
St. Lucie County is currently in the process of evaluating the Public Schools Facilities
Element (PSFE) for adoption in November into the Comprehensive Plan to provide for
school concurrency and planning. Recent legislation requires that LOS standards be met
prior to the issuance of a final subdivision, site plan or plat for residential development.
Based on this legislation, school concurrency requirements will be established and phased
in by December 2008. St. Lucie County will establish a school concurrency structure
through a partnership with the St. Lucie County School Board.
Table 2.20 Summary of St. Lucie County Public Schools
2013-14
2008 Projected
2008 Permanent Permanent
Permanent Program 2013-14 Program
Program 2007-08 Capacity LOS Projected Capacity
School Type Capacity Enrollment (%) Enrollment LOS 1%)
HiQh Total 12,046 10,794 90% 13,200 109%
Middle Total 9,502 8,059 85% 10,249 108%
Elementary Total 20,749 18,795 91% 19,265 93%
All Schools 42,297 37,648 89% 42,714 101%
Source: St. Lucie County Public Schools Facilities Element (draft), 2008
St. Lucie County School Board uses program capacity as their method for measuring
capacity of schools. The above County figures indicate that the school LOS is currently
being met. The uniform, district-wide LOS standard is based on 100% of the permanent
program capacity for High, Middle, and Elementary schools.
Upon analysis of the projected enrollment for school year 2013-14 it can be concluded that
the existing Permanent Program Capacity LOS will be over 100% for High and Middle
School and 93% for Elementary school. This signifies that the current 2008 permanent
program capacity is not sufficient to accommodate the projected enrollment for school year
2013-14 and thus will not meet the LOS, unless additional program capacity is added.
However, the 2005-2006 Five-Year District Facilities Plan identifies the capacity
enhancements programmed by the District for the five, ten, and twenty year periods. The
five year period extending from 2007-08 through 2011-12 anticipates the addition of 7,300
permanent student stations within schools identified by the plan, which will increase the
permanent program capacity by 7,300 to meet the LOS standard and accommodate the
projected demand. For the ten and twenty year periods the district has also projected needs
and allocation of funds for capacity enhancements to add approximately 31,700 student
stations.
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Government BuildinQ Space and Facilities
County Administrative and Maintenance Space
St. Lucie County has an adopted Level of Service ("LOS") for buildings that serve an
administrative and/or maintenance function. In the 2004 Comprehensive Plan it was
determined that there was 247,455 square feet for these purposes and the Level of Service
was 0.839 square feet per capita. However the Comprehensive Plan did not delineate which
buildings and/or spaces were included in determining this number; nor was a threshold
provided that explained the type of services or functions performed. Therefore a direct
comparison of County administrative and maintenance spaces in 2008 can not be done.
However based on various assumptions of what constitutes an "administrative and
maintenance space", the following items were included in the calculation of existing space:
. SLC Administration Annex
. Administration Support rooms
. Hayslip Data Complex
. Board of County Commissioners Leased Spaces
. SLC Central Services Complex
. SLC Logistics Center
. SLC Public Works Complex
It should be noted that the County's Central Services Storage Warehouse makes up 27%
(113,000 square feet) of the total space for administrative and maintenance purposes
(418,975 square feet). As indicated in Table 2.15 the County is greatly exceeding the
required Level of Service,
Based on the review of administrative and maintenance space the two following
recommendations are made:
. Provide a clear definition / threshold of what spaces should be included in the
calculation of administrative and maintenance space
. Amend the required Level of Service to support the existing and proposed provision
of administrative and maintenance spaces
Table 2.21: LOS Analysis - County Administrative and Maintenance Space
Fiscal County Existing Required LOS Space needed for Actual LOS Surplus or Deficit
Year Population Space (Space oer Caoita) Required LOS (Space per Capita) Space
2005 222,140 418,975 ft2 0.839 186,375.46 ft2 1.886 + 232,599.54 ft2
2010 298,800 418,975 fF 0.839 250,693.20 ft2 1 .402 + 168,281.80 ft2
2015 346,200 418,975 ft2 0.839 290,461.80 fF 1.210 + 128,513.20 ft2
2020 390,400 418,975 fF 0.839 327,545.60 ft2 1.073 + 91,429.40 ft2
2025 429,700 418,975 fF 0.839 360,518.30 ft2 0.975 + 58,456.70 ft2
Source: St. Lucie County Space Needs Study, 2006, Calvin Giordano & Associates, 2008
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County Judicial! Courthouse Space
The spaces provided for the function of Judicial and Courthouse services are varied and
include the Sheriff's Office, Clerk of the Court building, Courthouse Annex and State
Attorney Offices. However, as with other public facilities that were measured in the 2004
Comprehensive Plan, a clear definition of which exact buildings and spaces were utilized in
order to evaluate the Level of Service was not provided; nor was a threshold provided that
explained the type of services or functions performed. Therefore a direct comparison of
2004 and 2008 judicial and courthouse spaces cannot be done. The following chart provides
a breakdown of current Judicial and Courthouse Space facilities:
FACILITY Square Feet
Sheriffs Office - Jail 260,860
Sheriffs Office Admin. Total 53,324
Emergency Operations / 911 7,568
Clerk of Court - Juvenile Court 2,695
Clerk of Court - All Courts 60,130
Public Defender 18,000
State Attorney 34,634
Guardian Ad Litem 3,300
Court Support 7,500
Court Support - Juvenile Holding Cells 240
Courts - all other 82,804
TOTAL 531,055
Source: St. Lucie County Space Needs Study, 2006
As indicated in Table 2.22 the County is currently providing and will continue to provide
throughout 2025 sufficient space for judicial and courthouse purposes. Based on the review
of judicial and courthouse spaces the two following recommendations are made:
· Provide a clear definition! threshold of what spaces should be included in the
calculation of judicial and courthouse space
Table 2.22: LOS Analysis - County Judicial! Courthouse Spaces
Required LOS Actual LOS
Fiscal County Existing (Space per Space needed for (Space per Surplus or Deficit
Year Population Space Capita) Required LOS Capita) Space
2005 222,140 531,055 fF 0.839 186,375.46 fF 2.3906 344,679.54 fF
2010 298,800 531,055 fF 0.839 250,693.20 fF 1.7773 280,361.80 ft2
2015 346,200 531,055 ft2 0.839 290,461.80 fF 1 .5340 240,593.20 fF
2020 390,400 531,055 ft2 0.839 327,545.60 fF 1.3603 203,509.40 ft2
2025 429,700 531,055 fF 0.839 360,518.30 fF 1.2359 170,536.70 ft2
Source: St. Lucie County Space Needs Study, 2006, Calvin Giordano & Associates, 2008
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County Corrections Space
St. Lucie County Jail is located in Fort Pierce. As indicated in Table 2.23, the County is
currently meeting the required Level of Service ("LOS") and will continue to meet the LOS
until 2020. Based on this analysis, the following recommendation is made:
. Amend the required Level of Service to support the existing and proposed number of
beds available for current and future inmates.
Table 2.23: LOS Analysis - County Corrections Space
Required LOS Actual LOS
Fiscal County Existing Bed (Beds per Beds needed for (Beds per Surplus or Deficit
Year Population Capacity Capita) Required LOS Capita) Number of Beds
2005 222,140 1,667 beds 0.004 888.56 beds 0.0075 + 778.44 beds
2010 298,800 1,667 beds 0.004 1,195.20 beds 0.0056 + 471.80 beds
2015 346,200 1,667 beds 0.004 1,384.80 beds 0.0048 -- 282.20 beds
2020 390,400 1,667 beds 0.004 1,561.60 beds 0.0043 -- 105.40 beds
2025 429,700 1,667 beds 0.004 1,718.80 beds 0,0039 -- 51.80 beds
Source: St. Lucie County Criminal Justice Coordinator, 2008
County Library
St. Lucie County's Comprehensive Plan uses two measuring sticks to evaluate the Level of
Service provided by the library system. The first method is measuring the amount of library
space at a Level of Service of 0.525 square feet per capita. The second method is
measuring the book volume at a Level of Service of 1.45 books per capita. The County
operates five libraries. Additionally St. Lucie County, in conjunction with Florida Atlantic
University and Indian River State College, financially supports a joint-use facility, S1. Lucie
West Library. All St Lucie County residents have full access to this facility. The joint-use
facility currently constitutes 58% (78,348 square feet) of the overall library space available to
county residents.
Currently the County has committed funds to the expansion of two of the County's libraries.
The expansions, which include a 4,500 square feet addition to the Zora Neale Hurston
Branch and a 15,000 square feet addition to the Morningside Branch, are set to be
completed by December 2009. Yet even with this increase in space, the County, as can be
seen in Table 2.18, will not achieve the Level of Service for the provision of library space
starting in 2010. Based on this deficiency the following recommendations are made:
. Amend the Level of Service to reflect the actual library space provided
. Research the Florida Library Association's Standards for Public Libraries, 2006
Revision, as an alternative to measuring the Level of Service of the County's library
system
Table 2.19 shows that the County will be deficient in the Level of Service for book volume
starting in 2010. Yet this number may no longer be a valuable tool is measuring the level of
service residents can receive from a library. The function of libraries has shifted in recent
years from focusing on the provision of books to providing access to the internet and digital
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media, including DVDs and CDs. Based on this shift the following recommendations are
made:
· Research the Florida Library Association's Standards for Public Libraries, 2006
Revision, as an alternative to measuring the Level of Service of the County's library
system
· Add a Level of Service for access to the internet and digital media
Table 2.24: level of Service Analysis - County Library Space
Fiscal County Required LOS Space needed for Actual LOS Surplus or Deficit
Year Population ExistinQ Soace (Space per Capita) Required LOS (Soace oer Capita) Space
2005 222,140 133,256 ft2 0.525 116,623.5 ft2 0.599 16,632.50 fF
2010 298,800 153,256 ft2 0.525 156,870.0 ft2 0.512 -3,614.00 ft2
2015 346,200 153,256 fF 0.525 181,755.0 ft2 0.442 -28,499.00 ft2
2020 390,400 153,256 ft2 0.525 204,960.0 ft2 0.392 -51,704.00 ft2
2025 429,700 135,000 ft2 0.525 225,592.5 ft2 0.314 -90,592,50 ft2
Source; St. Lucie County, Calvin Giordano &Associates, 2008
Table 2.25: level of Service Analysis - County Library Volume
Fiscal County Required LOS Books needed for Actual LOS Surplus or Deficit
Year Population Existinq Books (Books per Capita) Required LOS (Books per Capita) Number of Books
2005 222,140 352,708 books 1.45 322,103 books 1.59 30,605 books
2010 298,800 367,628 books 1.45 433,260 books 1.23 -65,632 books
2015 346,200 383,294 books 1.45 501,990 books 1.11 -118,696 books
2020 390,400 383,294 books 1.45 566,080 books 0.98 -182,786 books
2025 429,700 383,294 books 1.45 623,065 books 0.89 -239,771 books
Source; St. Lucie County, Calvin Giordano & Asociates 2008
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3. Successes and Shortcomings of Each Element of the Plan
Future Land Use Element
The Land Use Element sets the objectives and policies that directly influence land use and
zoning decisions, thus affecting growth and future development. Important aspects of the
Future Land Use Element that have influenced growth in St. Lucie County include
designation of the urban service boundary, and emphases on single family residential
development and economic development. It also provides support for historic preservation,
natural resource protection, and coordination of public facilities with the impacts of
development.
The County has been successful in implementing most of the objectives and policies of the
Comprehensive Plan. There are however issues which are of main concern to County
residents that should be further addressed in the comprehensive plan by way of updating or
creating new objectives including: neighborhood blight and the creation of a neighborhood
planning program, regulation of hotel density on Hutchinson Island, new County policies on
rural and agricultural lands, and compatibility of airport uses with the surrounding
development. The County has also expressed an interest in more sustainable development
and the incorporation of green building standards in the land development regulations.
Although, most policies are current and up to date, there are others which need to be
amended to reschedule completion of various tasks. Other policies should be updated to
show continuous County implementation. These are identified in the matrix section of the
EAR.
Some of the issues that should be addressed as part of the EAR-based Amendment
process or as part of a future amendment strategy or planning effort include:
. Ensure continued compatibility of future land use designations with Indian River
Lagoon restoration projects.
. Provide objectives and policies for incorporation of green building standards in the
land development regulations.
. Incorporate objectives and policies to create neighborhood planning programs.
. Incorporate specific land use principles as part of the site plan approval process for
hotel development along the coast.
. Incorporate other innovative techniques for preservation of agricultural and rural
lands such as
o Encouraging Community Supported Agricultural Programs, Community
Stewardship Organizations, organic farming, and community gardens.
o Supporting federal agricultural efforts such as the Environmental Quality
Incentive Program (EQIP) authorized in the Farm Security and Rural
Investment Act of 2002 (Farm Bill).
o When considering the future of agricultural areas, identify and preserve or
restore to the fullest extent possible wetlands, native uplands, and natural
system
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. Incorporate additional action steps in the Committee for a Sustainable Treasure
Coast - Final Report such as
o Consider innovative partnerships between urban areas, local and regional
governmental entities, and rural landowners that take advantage of the
services and benefits that rural lands can provide to urban areas and the
region as a whole. Examples might include compensating rural landowners to
support CERP, IRL South Plan, and research on biofuels.
o Establish acreage targets for the preservation of rural lands.
o Cooperate to identify and implement a connected system of greenways and
corridors on rural lands that allow wildlife movement and enhance
biodiversity.
. Reopen the topic of rural land planning to public participation in concert with the
Department of Community Affairs to determine the best strategies for western areas
of the County. This should occur before or during the EAR-based amendment
process.
. Incorporate policies to allow the airport administration be involved in the DRC
process so that developments around the airport can be reviewed for potential airport
impacts.
. Incorporate future revisions to the Airport Master Plan into the Comprehensive Plan.
. Revise the land development code to update the Airport Overlay District and the
section referencing the 1984 Clear Zone Plans, which are no longer applicable to the
Airport.
. Incorporate intensity standards for non-residential uses (a floor area ratio or a
combination of floor area (in square feet) and height or number of floors).
. Incorporate new objectives, policies and data as required by 2008 legislation
regarding greenhouse reduction strategies, encourage energy-efficient land use
patterns.
TransDortation Element
The objectives and policies in the Transportation Element have been developed to
coordinate between the future roadway network and future land uses. Coordination with
neighboring municipalities, FDOT, MPO, and regional entities will help to ensure a unified
transportation planning process. The current adopted levels of service standards within this
plan were originally intended to ensure that adequate roadway capacity was provided with
future impacts of development. However, it is becoming increasingly apparent that the
current land use pattern and the resulting demand for roadways have created a condition
where achieving and maintaining adopted levels of service is getting difficult.
The County has met most of the objectives of this element. Recommendations for revisions
in the EAR-based amendments or as part of a future amendment strategy or planning effort
include the following:
. The County should update all data in Inventory, Data and Analysis Section and the
County's Concurrency Management System.
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. Review and consider revision of the transportation element's objectives and policies
to better understand and evaluate the impacts of the current land use pattern on the
transportation system.
. Review and consider revision of the transportation element's objectives and policies
to support the tools used by the county that help shift the burden for funding and
constructing roadway capacity improvements away from taxpayers towards new
development using Proportionate Fair Share, and impact fees further implemented
by the Land Development Code.
. Consider including the results and recommendations from the 2030 LRTP and more
fully participate with establishing and implementing the recommendations of the 2035
RLRTP.
. Include the policies for coordination on trails and greenways with the FOOT.
. Actively pursue federal funding and grants for transportation transit, travel demand
management, transit oriented design, and other innovative strategies to reduce the
need to fund, construct and maintain additional lane-miles of roadway capacity.
. Update County Capital Improvement Plan and Schedule of Capital Improvements
based upon the FOOT Five-Year Work Plan,
. Continue to coordinate with Indian River County, Martin County, Okeechobee County
FOOT, and TPO in transportation planning and development of Regional
Transportation Authority (RTA).
· Adopt level of service standards (LOS) designated by the Florida Department of
Transportation (FOOT) for Florida Intrastate Highway System (FIHS) and Strategic
Intermodal System (SIS).
. Review adopted levels of service standards (LOS) for arterials and other classified
roadways within the County to ensure they are consistent with the needs of the
County and the ability to fund, construct and maintain these facilities. Moreover,
these LOS standards should be reviewed with the understanding that the current
single-occupant auto-oriented land use pattern upon which they are founded may be
unsustainable.
· Adopt Traffic Demand Management (TOM) measures and explore related land use
alternatives to reduce traffic congestion ,improve levels of service reduce single
occupant automobile trips, reduce fossil fuel consumption and emissions, and reduce
the need to fund, construct and maintain additional lane-miles of roadway capacity
within the County.
· Continue to work towards the policy and implementation of St. Lucie MPO Bicycle
and Pedestrian Plan.
· Incorporate the guidelines and recommendations from the SLC Bicycle, Pedestrian,
Greenways and Trails Master Plan, where applicable.
· Actively pursue federal funding and grants for transportation transit, travel demand
management, transit oriented design, and other innovative strategies to reduce the
need to fund, construct and maintain additional lane-miles of roadway capacity.
· Incorporate guidelines for Transit Oriented Development (TOO) and include
provisions in LDC for TOO standards.
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. Address 2008 legislation that requires Transportation Elements to address
greenhouse gas reduction strategies.
. Include data, analysis, and suggested improvements from the TVC area traffic study.
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Housina Element
The goals, objectives, and policies of S1. Lucie County's Housing Element provide guidance
for development of housing for moderate income, low income, and very-low income
households, group homes, foster care facilities, and households with special needs
including rural farmworker housing. The Element addresses government activities, and also
provides direction and assistance to the efforts of the private sector.
The Housing Element was last amended in 2004 and its analysis utilizes data from 1995.
The Element determined that an adequate number of units providing affordable housing for
low and moderate-income households were available in the County. In 1995 there were
74,055 dwelling units in the County. 81% of homes in unincorporated St. Lucie County were
owner occupied, as compared to 73% countywide. The Element determined a need for
8,755 new single family dwelling units and a minimum of 1,622 new multifamily dwelling
units by 2010 in unincorporated areas. The Future Land Use Map designated 1,868 acres to
accommodate 9,240 new single family dwelling units and 754 acres to accommodate a
minimum of 6,786 new multifamily dwelling units.
As the dynamics of the housing market in St. Lucie County have fluctuated dramatically over
the last several years, we have seen real estate prices escalate wildly through 2006 and just
as dramatically reverse course.
The initial impact significantly limited the affordability of housing for a cross-section of low to
moderate income groups throughout the County. As the surge in housing prices dramatically
reversed itself over the past year, the result has been a substantial increase of housing
product meeting the criteria for affordability.
The Florida Sales Report-April 2008 for Single-Family, Existing Homes, for the Metropolitan
Statistical Area of Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie lists a median sales price of $159,200 which
represents a change of 34 percent below the median sales price of $242,600 for this time
last year (Source: Florida Association of Realtors and the University of Florida Bergstrom
Center for Real Estate Studies).
While this supply may appear to be a solution to the needs of the workforce, home sales
prices reflect only a portion of affordability. Wages, loan availability, interest rates, property
insurance, utility costs, taxes, ability to sell a person's current home, etc. all factor into
'affordability'.
Although the current availability of housing does ease the pressure for the demand for
affordable housing, as markets go, the relief will be temporary. As other various task forces
and committees that have come before have documented, given the current market
conditions, there is time now to enact a comprehensive affordable housing strategy which
will lay the groundwork for a timely response when the market rebounds.
All data should be updated to assess S1. Lucie County's current housing needs in the EAR-
based Amendments. To that end, the following tables include data that is required to be
included in the Housing Element under Section 9J-5.010 of the Florida Administrative Code.
The data come from the Affordable Housing Needs Assessment prepared by the Shimberg
center for Affordable Housing.
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Vacancy and Occupancy
Table 3.1: St. Lucie County - Units by Vacancy and Occupancy Status, 2000
Vacancy Vacant Total Vacancy
Occupied Vacant Total Rate Seasonal, Units Rate Total
etc. units Units
76,933 4.025 80,958 5.0% 1 0,304 91,262 15.7%
Source: Florida Housing Data Clearinghouse (FHDC), Shimberg Center for Affordable Housing
Type
Table 3.2: St. Lucie County - Number of Units by Type, Summary, 2000
Single-family (1 att./detach.) Multi~family (2 or Mobile Home Other Total
morel
60,843 18,547 11,595 277 91,262
Source: Florida Housing Data Clearinghouse (FHDC), Shimberg Center for Affordable Housing
Source: Florida Housing Data Clearinghouse (FHDC), Shimberg Center for Affordable Housing
Housing Condition Characteristics
Table 3.4: St. Lucie County - Housing Condition Characteristics, 2000
Persons per Room House Heatin~ Fuel Kitchen Facilities Plumbin~ Facilities
1.01 or Share of No Fuel Share of Lacking Share of Lacking Share of
More Units Used Units Complete Units Complete Units
Persons Facilities Facilities
per Room
3,485 0.045% 862 0.011 % 214 0.002% 382 0.004%
Source: Florida Housing Data Clearinghouse (FHDC), Shimberg Center for Affordable Housing
Cost Burden
Table 3.5: St. Lucie County - Households by Tenure and Cost Burden, 2005
Amount of Income Paid for Housin~
0-30% 30-50% 50% or more
Owner 57,442 11,269 6,968
Renter 13,000 4,202 3,802
Source: Florida Housing Data Clearinghouse (FHDC), Shimberg Center for Affordable Housing
At the time this EAR was written, the Board of County Commissioners was presented with a
proposed inclusionary housing ordinance that would require at least 15 percent of homes in
new developments to be affordable. Florida's 2007 Legislative Session produced House Bill
1375 which clarifies that Comprehensive Plan Housing Elements must identify adequate
sites for affordable workforce housing. Moreover, by July 2008, counties for which the gap
between the buying power of a family of four and the median home sales price exceeds
$170,000 must adopt a plan to ensure affordable workforce housing. In St. Lucie County,
the median sales price for a single family home was $159,200 according to the Florida Sales
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Report-April 2008. The County's median income for a family of four was $52,800 in 2007.
Therefore, at this time S1. Lucie County is not required by Florida law to adopt a plan to
ensure affordable workforce housing.
Additionally, this year's Legislative Session is proposing a statuary change to the SHIP
Program by requiring local governments to state in their local housing assistance plans how
they plan to address green building issues. Upon adoption of such legislation, the St. Lucie
County Housing Element's Goals, Objectives, and Policies should be amended accordingly
to promote green building through SHIP grants.
Recommendations
The Element should be updated to incorporate the myriad housing programs and funding
strategies currently in operation in the County. The following items should be considered
when drafting the EAR-based Amendments or as part of a future amendment strategy or
planning effort. Many of these are direct recommendations from the Florida Housing
Coalition's Affordable Housing Program Review many of which are currently being
considered by the County Commission.
. Create public-private partnership via formation of locally based private nonprofit
housing development corporation.
. Create Affordable Housing Advisory Committee.
. Develop guidelines for a voluntary inclusionary program that will provide an incentive
for private development to include a portion of residential units as certified affordable
when feasible
. Establish a Community Land Trust.
. Adopt Land Banking guidelines as deemed appropriate.
. Form a Housing Trust Fund that will be the depository for any funds donated or
received for mitigation or other fees that are to be dedicated to meeting affordable
housing needs.
. Develop a program to work with employers to utilize existing programs or develop
specialized programs to assist employers who desire to participate in making
housing in reasonable proximity to the workplace affordable and attainable.
. Estimates of need for rural and farm worker households in the County should be
revisited.
. Encourage rehabilitation rather than demolition, whenever feasible.
. Affordable housing should be constructed using green building practices.
. Review housing affordability based upon decreasing property values to ensure
efficiency of the workforce and affordable housing delivery system.
. Include policies to ensure adequate sites for affordable workforce housing.
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Infrastructure Element
Potable Water:
St. Lucie County Utilities (SLCU) was established in 1994, and provides potable water to
residents of North Hutchinson Island, South Hutchinson Island, Central and North Mainland
St. Lucie County. SLCU currently does not have capacity to serve all of the customers,
therefore they have a bulk water agreement with the Fort Pierce Utilities Authority, where
potable water is purchased through a metered interconnect. Potable water facilities are
reported to be in good condition and the SLCU has maintained their LOS standards
sufficiently.
The county has not updated the Wellfield Protection Ordinance, as called for in the previous
plan; the ordinance should be updated as soon as it is feasible for the County. It is
recommended that the county promote water conservation through incentive programs and
encourage the use of reclaimed water.
Solid waste:
Solid waste collection and disposal is considered effective. Solid waste, which is comprised
of household garbage (Class I), construction and demolition debris (Class III), and
vegetative debris is collected by contracted haulers. The county disposes of waste at the St.
Lucie County Baling and Recycling Facility. Curbside collection of recyclable materials is
provided by Waste Pro.
Over the past four years solid waste staff has researched alternative solid waste
management technologies. The criteria for any technology to be considered plausible were
delineated in a memo to the Board of County Commissioners prior to considering the
technologies. The criteria were:
1. Be proven.
2. To be observable (no demonstration or pilot facilities).
3. Economically viable.
4. Be the most environmentally friendly.
The research involved incineration, bio-reactors, anaerobic digestion, standard gasification,
gasification-fermentation, and plasma arc gasification. County staff and a county
commissioner visited a plasma gasification plant, in Japan, that has now been in commercial
operation for more than six years.
Plasma gasification is a forty year old technology developed by Westinghouse Plasma
Corporation at the urging of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
NASA needed to develop materials that could withstand the heat that spacecraft
encountered as they reentered earth's atmosphere. Plasma gasification of municipal solid
waste creates a syn-gas that can be used to create renewable energies from the waste.
It is recommended that the County consider a policy in the EAR-based amendments to
recycle waste to the fullest extent possible and provide economic opportunities through
recycling and reuse of the existing and future waste stream.
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Drainage:
Recent trends toward environmentally friendly designs have led many local governments to
recommend Low Impact Development (LID) and/or Green Development Standards.
Although not all approaches have been field-tested or proven feasible and/or effective in the
long-term, LID employs site specific design and utilizes natural features to capture and treat
storm runoff as an alternative method of stormwater management. The following are
examples of how LID can be incorporated into site design:
. Bio-retention cells - grass buffers, sand beds, a retention area for excess runoff
storage, organic layers, planting soil and vegetation to collect storm water and filters
into the soil.
. Vegetated swales - used as an alternative to curb and gutter systems, usually along
residential streets or highways. They incorporate grasses or other vegetation to
reduce runoff velocity and allow filtration, while high volume flows are channeled
away safely to a quantity management facility.
. Filter strips - designed as landscape features within parking lots or other areas, to
collect flow from large impervious surfaces. They may direct water into vegetated
quantity detention areas or special sand filters that capture pollutants and gradually
discharge water over a period of time.
. Disconnected impervious areas - direct water flow collected from structures,
driveways, or street sections, is separated into localized detention cells instead of
combining it in drainpipes with other runoff to help reduce velocity.
. Cistern collection systems - designed to store rainwater for dry-period irrigation,
rather than channeling it to streams. Smaller tanks that collect residential roof
drainage are often called "rain barrels" and may be installed by individual
homeowners. Some collection systems are designed to be installed directly under
permeable pavement areas, allowing maximum water storage capacity while
eliminating the need for gravel beds.
. Permeable Pavement Surfaces - constructed from a variety of materials, including
traditional asphalt and concrete, gravel or pavers. Permeable roadway or parking
areas allow water to flow through, replenishing soil areas directly beneath. However,
the sub-base underneath permeable pavements must be engineered to
accommodate both filtration and quantity water storage. In many cases, permeable
surfaces can reduce or eliminate the need for traditional storm water structures.
It is recommended that the County evaluate the costs and effectiveness of Low Impact
Development techniques where determined to be effective and financially feasible. Also,
update the Stormwater Master Plan to incorporate appropriate Low Impact Development
techniques and/or Green Development Standards.
Sanitary Sewer:
SLCU provides sanitary sewer service to residents of North Hutchinson Island, South
Hutchinson Island, Central and North Mainland St. Lucie County. The county owns and
operates four waste water treatment facilities, where they have sufficient capacity to serve
the population through 2025. Sanitary sewer facilities are reported to be in good condition
and the SLCU has maintained their LOS standards sufficiently.
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Coastal Manaaement Element
The purpose of the Coastal Management Element is to plan for and where appropriate
restrict development activities where such activities would damage or destroy coastal
resources, and to protect human life and limit public expenditures in areas that are subject
to destruction by natural disasters. Chapter 9J-5.012 of the Florida Administrative Code
(FAC) specifies the required criteria to be addressed in the Coastal Element. This data,
inventory and analysis (DIA) is essential in making informed decisions about policies and
the future of the County. The goals, objectives and policies (GOP's) are designed to
establish the long-term course of action and implementation activities for the coastal area.
The major issue currently identified by the residents relative to the Coastal Element is the
protection of the beach and dune system. This issue is discussed in detail in the Major
Issues section. Overall, during this planning period, the resource pressures and impacts
continued to be the protection of coastal dune, marine, shoreline and wetland systems, as
well as hurricane preparedness, evacuation and post disaster management. These issues
are addressed in the current plan.
Although provided in the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council Transportation Analysis
Hurricane Evacuation Study, Update 2003; hurricane evacuation planning data required
under 9J-5.012 (2)(e)1, such as the number of persons requiring evacuation, number of
persons requiring public hurricane shelter or the number of hurricane shelter spaces, and
evacuation routes, is not currently included in the DIA of the Coastal Management Element.
A new definition of Coastal High Hazard Areas has been adopted and needs to be reflected
in the Coastal Management Element Data Inventory and Analysis (DIA) section as well as in
the Goals, Objectives and Policies (GOP)s section. Pursuant to Chapter 163.3178(2)(h)
F.S., the "Coastal High Hazard Areas" (also referred to as the high-hazard coastal areas)
now means the area below the elevation of the category 1 storm surge line as established
by a Sea, Lake, and Overland Surges from Hurricanes (SLOSH) computerized storm surge
model.
The Florida Department of Community Affairs (DCA) has prepared a report titled Integration
of the Local Mitigation Strategy into the Local Comprehensive Plan which provides General
Recommendations and a Comprehensive Plan Review for St. Lucie County. This profile was
prepared as part of a statewide effort to guide local governments in integrating hazard
mitigation principles into local Comprehensive Plans. Supporting data and policies are
recommended, including a new map in the Future Land Use series of the hazard locations
overlaying land uses to provide useful visual knowledge on the relationship between land
uses and hazard zones that can be used for planning mitigation or changes in future land
use.
The report also recommends that the County support a program in coordination with the
Local Mitigation Strategy committee to educate home and business owners on mitigation
techniques for protecting their structures, including wind, flood, and wild fire mitigation
techniques. The County currently has a Local Mitigation Strategy (LMS) Plan that was
updated in 2004 and is expecting to update the plan again in 2009. Current LMS Plan
practices include ongoing mitigation education program it conducts with local homeowners
and businesses.
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The DCA report should be reviewed and the recommendations the County feels are most
applicable including current practices should be incorporated into the Comprehensive Plan.
The Florida Power and Light St. Lucie Nuclear Power Plant is not discussed in the Coastal
Management Element. To be thorough in identifying all potential hazards in the Coastal
Area, a discussion of the Power Plant should be included in this Element. On a County wide
basis potential hazards should also include sink holes/karst features and wildfires.
The Gaps sections should have a policy added to take into account data on sea level rise
when making future land use and long range infrastructure decisions. The Gap section also
needs to add policies to establish standards to prioritize shorelines uses giving priority to
water dependent uses as required by 9J-5.012 (3)(b)3. The County may want to consider an
inventory establishing a baseline of working waterfront and water dependent uses to
determine if benchmarks may be considered for preservation of these uses.
As a part of the EAR-based amendment process the County can take the opportunity to
update sections of the DIA to reflect the most current data available. Updates on the
acquisition of Environmentally Sensitive Lands (ESL), acreage of remaining native habitats,
status of the CERP IRL-South and the SWIM projects, status of threatened, endangered
and species of special concern and the fishing industry data can be updated through this
process.
In 2004 Hurricanes Frances (105 mile/hour winds) and Jeanne (120 mile/hour winds) both
made land fall in St. Lucie County causing extensive damage. The County was last affected
by Hurricane Wilma on October 24, 2005, which passed south of the County from the
southwest to a northeasterly direction. Damage to beaches, other natural resources and to
structures from these most recent storm events should also be reflected in the data and
analysis as a part of the EAR-based Amendment process.
Also, the County should include a policy for post-disaster redevelopment.
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Conservation Element
The purpose of the Conservation Element is to promote the conservation, appropriate use
and protection of the large variety of natural resources within St. Lucie County. The Florida
Administrative Code (F AC) 9J-5.013 specifies the required criteria to be addressed in the
Conservation Element. This includes identifying and analyzing natural resources, pollution
problems, current and projected water needs and sources, water conservation and
protection, and the applicable policies of the regional water management district. This data
and analysis is essential in making informed decisions about policies and the future of the
County. The Goals, Objectives and Policies are designed to establish the long-term course
of action and implementation activities for conservation programs throughout the County.
St. Lucie County is located along the upper reaches of Florida's southeast coast. It is
bounded on the north by Indian River County, on the west by Okeechobee County and the
south by Martin County. The County is approximately 600 square miles in area;
approximately 500 square miles are within the unincorporated areas under the authority of
the St. Lucie Board of County Commissioners. The balance of the County consists of the
incorporated municipalities of Fort Pierce, Port St. Lucie, and St. Lucie Village. The major
physiographic components are the Atlantic Ocean coastline, the barrier Islands, the Indian
River Lagoon estuary, the Atlantic coastal ridge, the North Fork of the St. Lucie River and its
tributaries, and the western flatlands.
The major issues currently identified by the County resident's relative to the Conservation
Element are habitat protection on a County-wide and regional basis, protection of the Indian
River Lagoon estuarine system, incorporation of green standards and land use compatibility
with water quality restoration efforts. These specific issues are discussed in detail in the
Major Issues section. Overall, during this planning period, the natural resource pressures
and impacts continued to be floodplain and stormwater management; marine, wetland and
shoreline protection; and the protection and regulation of development within
environmentally sensitive habitat, including the Indian River Lagoon and the North fork of
the St. Lucie River and its tributaries.
As a part of the EAR-based amendment process the County can take the opportunity to
updated sections of the data and analysis to reflect the most current data available. Updates
to the Environmentally Sensitive Lands (ESL) acquisitions, acreage of remaining native
habitats, status of the CERP IRL-South and the SWIM projects, and the status of
threatened, endangered and species of special concern can be updated.
St. Lucie County still contains diverse upland and wetland natural features and the diverse
wildlife associated with these natural areas. The County conducted a county-wide native
habitat inventory in 1992. In June of 2004, this was updated to 1) evaluate and quantify
losses in native habitat since 1992; 2) identify publicly-owned conservation lands within the
county, and inventory and quantify the natural communities on these public properties; and
3) identify and prioritize lands for preservation through on-site inventories and utilization of a
geographic information system (GIS) based analysis.
The 2004 Report identified a minimum of 3,052 acres of natural habitat was lost between
1992 and 2004. In addition to the direct loss of native habitat acreage, there has been
increased fragmentation of the remaining natural lands. The 2004 Report also identified
there are 19,417 acres of public conservation land within the County. However, some key
protected areas are interspersed within areas under intensive development pressure such
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as the coastal and island areas, the dunes along US 1, as well as along the St. Lucie River
and its tributaries.
The Indian River Lagoon South Plan (IRL - South Plan) is a component of the federal
Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Program (CERP). Several features of the IRL-South
Plan fall within St. Lucie County, specifically the C-23/24 North Reservoir, the C-23/24 South
Reservoir, the C-23/24 Stormwater Treatment Area, the Cypress Creek Complex - Natural
Storage and Treatment Area, the C-25 Reservoir, the C-25 Stormwater Treatment Area, the
North Fork Floodplain Restoration and the Muck Remediation Plan. As the acquisition and
implementation of these projects moves forward, support and effective coordination efforts
with the SFWMD and ACOE will facilitate the development of these projects.
The County Mosquito Control District manages about 5,000 acres of salt marsh adjacent to
the Indian River Lagoon. Historically these marshes had been disconnected ("impounded")
from the IRL for the purpose of mosquito control. The Mosquito Control District is
implementing a reconnection, restoration and management program for these
impoundments. A number of independent studies have demonstrated the benefits of the
culvert reconnection and management program. Additionally, comparative studies of
managed and unmanaged-isolated, and unmanaged-breached impoundments have also
been done. These studies, and recent modeling, have shown the culvert reconnection
program provides equivalent or better hydrological communication, water quality, biota, and
sediment accretion rates, as the unmanaged-breached impoundments. The unmanaged-
isolated impoundments have also been studied for pre- and post-hydrological reconnection
effects, and in every case, biodiversity has increased, and mangrove and marine
herbaceous shrubs have replaced poorly-functioning exotic-plants upon reconnection.
Mosquito control has been found to be adequately provided in reconnected, managed
impoundments, but not by unmanaged-breached and unmanaged isolated impoundments.
Although not every impoundment has been independently studied, due to funding
limitations, the benefits are assumed to accrue in all reconnected impoundments since all
impoundments are managed in a similar manner. The findings of these studies should be
reflected in the Comprehensive Plan.
Local governments are now required to include within their Conservation Elements an
assessment of their current and projected water needs and sources for at least a 10-year
period, considering the appropriate regional water supply plan. The County falls within the
South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) Upper East Coast (UEC) Planning
Area. The Upper East Coast (UEC) Planning Area is one of the four planning areas in the
South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD or District) for which water supply plans
are prepared. Regional water supply plans encompass a 20-year future planning horizon
and generally are updated every five years. Although the 1998 Upper East Coast Water
Supply Plan (1998 UEC Plan) was updated in 2004, adoption of important growth-
management legislation and escalating population growth in the region necessitated an
amendment to the 2004 Upper East Coast Water Supply Plan Update (2004 UEC Plan
Update). The 2006 Upper East Coast Water Supply Plan Amendment (2006 UEC Plan
Amendment) provides water demand estimates and projections; an evaluation of existing
regional water resources; identification of water supply related issues; a discussion of water
source options; descriptions of water resource and water supply projects; and,
recommendations for meeting projected demands for the region. The 2006 UEC Plan
Amendment increased its water demand projections for the UEC Planning Area for Year
2025 to 378 million gallons per day (MGD). This is 12 percent higher than the 337 MGD
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figure reported in the 2004 Plan. Dynamic population growth throughout the region, primarily
in St. Lucie County, is the major factor impacting higher water demand.
Policies need to be added to the Plan indicating that the County shall adopt the Regional
Water Supply Plan into the Infrastructure Element of this Plan as required by Florida Statute;
reflect that the County will coordinate with the SFWMD in regional water supply planning
efforts; and that the County will coordinate with local municipalities and the SFWMD in
alternative water supply planning efforts.
Updated information regarding air quality is available from the Florida Department of
Environmental Protection (FDEP) in their 2005 Florida Air Monitoring Report. Information on
storage tanks and contaminated sites, listed by municipality, is also available from the
FDEP. Current marine turtle nesting data is available from the US Fish and Wildlife Service
and FDEP. The County has the opportunity to coordinate with these agencies to review the
most current data available.
Maintaining the overall ecological integrity of the County's most important natural resources
will require proper management, enhancement, and/or restoration of the publicly owned
natural areas; the identification and establishment of ecologically functional corridors
between these natural lands; along with effective protection and preservation measures for
the remaining native habitat areas. These mechanisms are and should continue to be
components of the core foundation of the conservation program implemented through this
plan. As development pressures increase, effective implementation of the resource
protection measures within this Plan are not only critical to maintaining the functions and
values of the remaining natural areas, but also to maintain and improve the quality of life for
all residents and visitors to St. Lucie County.
Also, 2008 legislation requires Conservation Element to include data on energy
conservation. The new data can be included in the EAR-based amendments. The County
is also considering policies to facilitate energy conservation in existing buildings.
Recreation and Open Space Element
The Recreation and Open Space Element sets St. Lucie County's goals, objectives, and
policies for meeting the present and future recreational needs for all residents and visitors.
The Element primarily addresses open spaces and facilities that provide recreational
opportunities as their main function. St. Lucie County contains many passive open spaces
that are addressed by other Comprehensive Plan Elements. These open spaces-including
those purchased through the Environmentally Significant Lands (ESL) program and a
number of state parks-have a critical environmental and wildlife value, and are addressed
in the Conservation, Coastal Management, and Land Use Elements. Other open spaces
such as the agricultural areas and open lands are addressed in the Land Use Element.
Level of Service Analysis
The St. Lucie County Department Parks and Recreation Department operates a myriad of
recreational facilities including over 2,548 acres consisting of 21 inland and 19 beachfront
parks and beaches accesses; 10 boat ramps at 5 different locations with 16 launching lanes;
62 ball fields, 9 soccer fields, 3 football stadiums, 4 pools, and 17 other recreation-related
sites servicing these facilities with landscaping and grounds maintenance. These facilities
are located in both incorporated (Fort Pierce and Port St. Lucie) and unincorporated
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sections of the County. St. Lucie County currently provides traditional municipal recreation
facilities and programming to the residents of Fort Pierce. Additionally, Port St. Lucie
operates several neighborhood parks, although for the purposes of this report, only those
facilities administered by the County's Parks and Recreation Department are evaluated.
Facilities and programs administered by the Parks and Recreation Department include the
St. Lucie County Fairgrounds, the 18-hole 72-par championship Fairwinds Golf Course,
Lawnwood Football Stadium, Savannas Recreation Area, South County Stadium, and
Tradition Field baseball stadium and training facility. Beginning in May 2008, the Special
Needs Shelter (Virginia Avenue Recreation Center) facility will provide additional recreation,
sports, and health-oriented activities, as well as serve as a special needs shelter for
residents who need medical assistance during emergencies. Other notable additions since
this Element's inventory was last updated include the opening of Weldon B. Lewis Park in
White City, and the opening of Lakewood Regional Park complete with a sports complex
and pool.
The March 2002 St. Lucie County Community Parks System Master Plan reviewed the
Recreation and Open Space Element against the current conditions and made the following
cone! usions:
· Existing parks and recreation resources in St. Lucie County generally do not meet the
ideal parks system model. (The idealized model is comprised of a combination of
parks, natural lands, urban open spaces and other greenspace elements, linked by a
network of greenways, trails, bikeways, streets, sidewalks, and transit routes.)
· The provision of larger parks such as community and urban district parks is the
emphasis of the County's parks and recreation system
· The County has generally delegated the provision of neighborhood parks to the
municipalities
· Beach access facilities are well-provided for within the County
Currently, the County is only focusing on regional parks and examining the feasibility of
future regional park development.
level of Service Analysis
The Recreation and Open Space Element provides an inventory of the recreation facilities in
St. Lucie County last updated January 2001. Policy 9.1.1.1 of the Recreation and Open
Space Element and Policy 11.1.1.18 of the Capital Improvements Element directs the Level
of Service (LOS) for Community Parks to be 5 acres per 1,000 residents in the
unincorporated area. The same poliCies provide for 5 acres of Regional Parks per 1,000
residents countywide.
Beaches are included as part of the overall Community Park acreage, while Environmentally
Sensitive Lands (ESL) are folded into Regional Park acreage. Following is an acreage
breakdown of Community and Regional parks as indicated in the current Comprehensive
Plan:
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Community Park acreage breakdown:
Beach Access 24
Beach Parks 243
Community Parks 160
Total AcreaQe 427
ReQional Park acreage breakdown:
Reaional Park 7,070
ESL 7,697
Total Acreage 14,767
Using population projections provided by the University of Florida's Bureau of Business and
Economic Research and the Shimberg Center for Affordable Housing, the Level of Service
for Community Parks and Regional Parks can be estimated through 2025.
Table 3.6: Park Level of Service Projections
Population Proiections 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025
St. Lucie-Unincorporated 72,764 81,473 87,707 93,398 98,067
St. Lucie County 222,140 298,800 346,200 390,400 429,700
LOS is 5 SERVICE
per 1,000 ACREAGE AREA
Community 5 ac/1,OOO
Parks 427 uninc pop 5.87 5.24 4.87 4.57 4.35
Regional 5 ac/1,OOO
Parks 14,767 entire Countv 66.48 49.42 42.65 37.83 34.37
Source: 2006 University of Florida, Bureau of Business and Economic Research (published February 2007);
Unincorporated population projections from Shimberg Center for Affordable Housing
Note: LOS projections based on population projections from BEBR and acreages from existing parks inventory in
current Comprehensive Plan and recreation facility criteria from Capital Improvement Element
The Capital Improvements Element includes Beach Access and Beach Parks in its LOS
measurement for Community Parks. Applying the 427 acres provided for in the inventory-
24 acres (Beach Access) + 243 acres (Beach Parks) + 160 acres (Community Parks)-to
the BEBR-estimated 2005 unincorporated population of 72,734, the actual LOS for
Community Parks is 5.87 acres per 1,000 residents. It should be noted the Glatting-Jackson
2002 Community Parks System Master Plan stated there were seven community parks
totaling 217 acres. However, since the specific park acreages were not delineated, a LOS
analysis could not be conducted based upon the Master Plan.
For Regional Parks, the Capital Improvements Element includes Environmentally Sensitive
Lands in its LOS measurement. Applying the 14,767 acres provided for in the parks
inventory-7,070 acres (regional parks) + 7,697 acres (ESL) to the BEBR-estimated 2007
countywide population of 271,961, the current LOS for Regional Parks is 54.3 acres per
1,000 residents.
Under current LOS criteria, although there will not be a Regional Parks deficit in either the
short or long term planning periods, there will be a slight Community Parks deficit by 2015.
This statement needs to be qualified in two capacities. First, this analysis is based on a
2001 inventory that needs to be updated. Second, although the Comprehensive Plan does a
commendable job of characterizing the variety of park facilities, the level of service standard
remains an acreage-to-population ratio. This methodology does not provide a complete
representation of the recreation and open space opportunities available in the County.
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Recommendations
The current LOS standard based on general park acreage per 1,000 population is generally
recognized as deficient in today's recreation and open space environment. It is
recommended St. Lucie County consider new standards which would allow the community
to arrive at its own unique blueprint, by taking into consideration the County's changing
demographics. An increasing interest in the wellness movement indicates it is the
appropriate time to reevaluate the parks and recreation service standards identified in the
Comprehensive Plan.
Reviewing and revising definitions of neighborhood, community, and regional parks, as well
as passive and active recreation is recommended. Florida's 2000 Statewide Comprehensive
Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCaRP) provides recommended standards and definitions.
These new classifications can be applied to an updated parks inventory, which will provide
for a more appropriate LOS measurement.
These and other recommendations are outlined in the Sf. Lucie County Community Parks
System Master Plan. The conceptual master plan includes an implementation strategy of
proposed urban district parks, sports complexes, and community parks. Some of these,
such as the Lakewood Park expansion, are already completed. Many of the
recommendations of the plan's vision should be considered for incorporation into this
Element when the Comprehensive Plan updated. The implementation strategy includes the
following actions:
. Incorporate the County's focus on regional parks.
. Create an interagency parks and recreation facility task force to maximize partnerships
. Continue management plans for the purchase of ESLs, and plan for sustainable
recreation opportunities
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Interaovernmental Coordination Element
The purpose of the Intergovernmental Coordination Element is to identify and resolve
incompatible goals, objectives and policies and development proposed in the
Comprehensive Plan and to determine needs for coordination with adjacent local
governments, regional and state agencies.
The St. Lucie Intergovernmental Coordination Element (ICE) is based upon data that
includes municipalities within the county, adjacent counties, and adjacent municipalities.
The Comprehensive Plan provides an inventory of all adjacent governments, school boards
and other units of local government providing services but not having regulatory authority
over the use of land, independent special districts, water management districts, regional
planning agencies, and state agencies with which the local government coordinates. The
inventory also includes regional and state agencies with land use and/or environmental
regulatory authority, and authorities, independent special districts, and utility companies,
which provide services within the local jurisdiction.
The ICE briefly describes each entity listed and the existing coordination mechanisms
indicating the subject, the nature of the relationship and the office with primary responsibility
for coordination.
The ICE complies with most of the Rule 9J-5.015, F.A.C. requirements for
Intergovernmental Cooridnation, however the following requirements need to be added to
the Comprehensive Plan to fully comply:
· Coordination with the regional policy plan
· Include policy to ensure adoption of interlocal agreements within one year of
adoption of the amended intergovernmental coordination element, pursuant to the
requirements of Section 163.3177(6)(h)2., F.S.
· Policy to involve the navigation and inlet districts and other appropriate state and
federal agencies and the public in providing for or identifying dredge spoil disposal
sites for the counties and municipalities in the coastal area with spoil disposal
responsibilities;
· Policy to resolve conflicts between a coastal local government and a public agency
seeking a dredge spoil disposal site through the Coastal Resources Interagency
Management Committee's dispute resolution process;
· Recognition of campus master plans prepared pursuant to Section 240.155, F.S.,
and procedures for coordination of the provisions of the campus master development
agreement;
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Capital Improvements Element
The St. Lucie County Capital Improvements Element provides definitions and review criteria
of capital improvements, coordination with the budget, level of service standards, and
concurrency management. In 2007 the County prepared an update of the 5 Year Capital
Improvement Plan and the Capital Improvements Element to respond to the new
requirement of Chapter 163 for an annual update to the Capital Improvements Element.
The County has been effective in coordinating and implementing the Capital Improvements
Element and the 5 Year Capital Improvements Plan. The County could consider amending
the Capital Improvements Element as follows:
. Determine a level of service standard for policies 11.1.1.24; 11.1.1.25; and 11.1.1.26
. Establishment of a LOS standard for mass transit Policy 11.1.1.13
Economic Development Element
The Economic Development Element is an optional element not required by Florida Statutes
or the Florida Administrative Code. However due to the impact on quality of life for county
residents, visitors, and workers alike, economic development is viewed as an integral
component of the planning of St. Lucie County's future. The element contains six goals that
focus on improving and diversifying the county's economy, expanding the agricultural land
base and agriculture industry, expanding the tourism sector, encouraging development
patterns that utilize existing public facilities, and improving infrastructure linkages throughout
the county. These goals and their supporting objectives and policies highlight the County's
efforts to transform its economy from a seasonal, singular-focused economy to an economy
that is both diverse in its industry sectors as well as in its ability to provide a stable year-
round work environment.
In furtherance of this goal, St. Lucie County has embraced two popular economic
development tools, namely branding and cluster development. Along with Indian River and
Martin County, St. Lucie County now promotes itself as part of Florida's "Research Coast".
This branding highlights the region's desire to shift its image from an agricultural and tourist
based economy (Treasure Coast) to an area that is invested in recruiting businesses that
offer high-skilled, high-paying, long-term employment opportunities.
Further St Lucie County has created a "Target Industry List" which pinpoints the specific
sectors it would like to see relocate to the area. This list is composed of manufacturing,
research, and distribution sectors that complement each other and would encourage the
creation of industry clusters. Cluster theory is based on the concept that businesses and
research centers want to be located in close proximity to similar institutions so that they may
take advantage of a skilled workforce, access to specialized higher learning institutions, and
adjacency to specialized customers and suppliers. County officials consider the expansion
of the Torrey Pines Institute for Molecular Studies to St. Lucie County as the indicator that
the County has become the epicenter of the developing life science cluster in the State of
Florida. Officials believe that other research centers and for-profit businesses will relocate to
St Lucie County to be in close proximity to Torrey Pines. Similarly County officials believe
their location, which offers direct access to the population centers of south, central, and
northern Florida makes St. Lucie County a prime location for the development of a
distribution cluster. In this case, county officials see the opening of the Wal-Mart Distribution
Center as the start of a flourishing distribution cluster.
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It is clear that the County's economic profile has shifted from one that is seasonal and
requires only a low-skilled workforce. Yet the Economic Development Element provides little
opportunity for the success of the county's efforts to be evaluated. This is due to the
qualitative nature of the element and its goals, objectives, and policies. Therefore it is
recommended that, in particular, the objectives and policies be re-written to allow for a
quantitative analysis of the County's economic performance. In addition to setting timelines
to achieve the goals of the element, items such as number of businesses (based on US
Census NAICS codes), average salary, average payroll, number of workers, average
education, and cluster analysis should be reviewed.
Policies should be added to accomplish the following:
· Monitor business creation including: for-profit status, which cluster the business
supports, salaries, number of employees, and related higher learning programs
needed to support the business. Create timeline to establish the database(s).
· Monitor existing businesses including: for-profit status, which cluster the business
supports, salaries, number of employees, and related higher learning programs
needed to support the business. Create timeline to establish the database(s).
· Coordinate with local and regional job creation and retention efforts that support and
improve job skills.
· Identify need to coordinate educational programs and economic development policy
with Growth Management.
· Create GIS database tracking clusters by examining the location of related
businesses
· Continue to provide incentives for economic development such as expedited review
of development applications and impact fee waivers. Set timeline for the creation of
an expedited application review program and interagency point person.
· Continue to monitor the particular incentives that were utilized for business
recruitment and track the long-term financial value of the incentives.
· Continue to monitor new and existing businesses recruitment of employees from
local colleges and universities
· Monitor the origination of international tourists, to determine in which areas
marketing should be focused
· Promote the expansion of eco-tourism by encouraging existing and new hotels to
participate in the Florida Green Lodging Program
· Promote the expansion of commercial service at the airport. Create specific
timelines to achieve the various components of this goal.
· Provide for the identification of desired sites consistent with the County's growth
management and land use strategies for each targeted industry as well as for other
desired contributory business users with the potential for significant employment.
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. Continue to establish grant opportunities for the sustainable re-use of agriculture
land. Find a means of achieving continued bone fide agriculture operations through
innovative land use alternatives such as TDRs and cultivation of alternative energy
forms.
. Promote and identify internships and training for green sector jobs.
. Create a policy to provide a target ratio for jobs/housing balance.
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Port Sub-Element
The Planning and Zoning Commission expressed a concern about incorporation of the Port
Master Plan in one of the major issues workshop. The County serves as the Port Authority
for the Port of Ft. Pierce. The County incorporated a Port Sub-element in the
Comprehensive Plan in 2002 as required by Florida statutes. Much of the Port Planning
Area lies within the City of Fort Pierce and the Fort Pierce Community Redevelopment Area.
A small portion of the Port Planning Area lies within unincorporated St. Lucie County and
development of this portion is governed by the County's Future Land Use Element, the Port
Sub-element, and the County's land development regulations. The Fort Pierce Harbor
Advisory Committee, a St. Lucie County Advisory Committee that includes representatives
from Fort Pierce. Port St. Lucie, and St. Lucie County, oversees development within the Port
Planning Area.
In addition to the Port Master Plan, the County also adopted the Port of Fort Pierce
Implementation Plan. The County (also the Port Authority) actively coordinates with the City
of Fort Pierce on planning in the Port Planning Area. The County also coordinates as
needed on navigational and environmental issues as appropriate.
The following recommendations and specific amendment strategies may be deferred to a
future date or planning effort:
. Revise Objective 2.1 to show continuous County support of strengthening
coordination and economic development of the Port
. Revise Objective 2.3 to state that the County would attempt to maintain, increase.
and promote marine industry and related scientific and commercial activities at the
Port of Ft. Pierce so there is no net loss of marine industry.
. Consider removing Objective 2.5 and Objective 5.1 as Port security is largely
handled by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
. Revised Transportation Element Objective 2.8 should be updated to reflect adoption
of the Port Master Plan.
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Rural Land Stewardship Overlay Sub-Element
State Comprehensive Plan Goal 22- Agriculture states that "Florida shall maintain and strive
to expand its food, agriculture, ornamental horticulture, aquaculture, forestry, and related
industries in order to be a healthy and competitive force in the national and international
marketplace." (Fla. Stat. 187.201 (22)) A rural land stewardship is a local government,
incentive-based planning process that uses innovative and flexible planning and
development strategies to protect valuable agricultural and natural resources in rural Florida
by providing economic incentives to landowners to direct and concentrate future growth in a
way that will be compatible with the rural character and economy.
Elements of an RLSA Program
. Assign value to agricultural and natural resources
. Provide development credits to landowners for voluntarily agreeing to conserve
the agricultural and/or natural resources through permanent stewardship
easements
. A process for transferring development credits to receiving lands where
development rights are increased
· Well planned development achieves the intent of the program
St. Lucie County RLSA
St. Lucie County incorporated an RLSA overlay into its comprehensive plan and adopted
correlating land development regulations. The regulations were created to allow agricultural
landowners within the overlay zone the opportunity to sell their density in exchange for
preserving agricultural uses, open spaces, and natural resources.
The Stewardship Sending Area makes up 12,000 acres that is comprised of water retention
areas, hydrologic and habitat stewardship areas, and open space. Cloud Grove (the
Stewardship Receiving Area) encompasses 6,000 acres within St. Lucie County and
another 1,400 of which lie in Indian River County and are not part of the Rural Land
Stewardship program. Cloud Grove is a proposed master-planned area of approximately
3.2 million square of commercial, industrial, and institutional uses, 12,000 residential units,
open space, and reservoir.
The Stewardship Sending Area must enter into a contract with the County regarding the
uses their land. Based upon a matrix which determines the number of credits for cultural
heritage, natural resources, or agriculture stewardship, owners of a Stewardship Sending
Area (SSA) may development credits for development that may be transferred to a
Stewardship Receiving Area (SRA). One of the key components of the Stewardship Sending
Area (SSA) Application is the Natural Resource Index (NRI) Assessment Report. The NRI
report details the environmental conditions and credit generation for the first SSA in St.
Lucie County, which is proposed for approximately 12,000 acres of the Adams Ranch. The
property owner of the SSA agrees to no increase in density or any inconsistent uses beyond
those in the SSA credit agreement. A restrictive covenant or perpetual restrictive easement
would then be recorded for the SSA.
The Stewardship Receiving Area may be developed in three forms: RLSA Town, RLSA
Village, or Compact Rural Development. Design guidelines are provided for in the RLSA
Overlay land development regulations.
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The RLSA program may change significantly as the trade-offs between preservation of large
tracts of land for development of large tracts of land well outside the urban service boundary
has become better understood. This may include completely removing the current policies
from the Comp Plan and Land Development Code and reverting to current policies or
replacing them with others in the future.
It is the County's intent to place the program on hold so as to review and revise all Goals,
Objectives and Policies regarding rural lands as part of the larger comprehensive western
lands planning effort.
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Plan Obiectives
Matrix for Evaluatin
4
& Objectives ] Policy ] Current Conditions J Recommendations
GOAL 1.1 ENSURE THE HIGHEST QUALITY LIVING ENVIRONMENT POSSIBLE, THROUGH A MIXTURE OF LAND USES REFLECTING THE NEEDS AND
DESIRES OF THE LOCAL RESIDENTS AND HOW THEY WANT THEIR COMMUNITY TO DEVELOP. THE GOAL SHALL BE IMPLEMENTED BY STRICTLY
ENFORCED BUILDING, ZONING AND DEVELOPMENT CODES BASED ON OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES THAT WILL ENHANCE ST. LUCIE COUNTY'S
NATURAL AND MAN-MADE RESOURCES WHILE MINIMIZING ANY DAMAGE OR THREAT OF DEGRADATION TO THE HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE
OF THE COUNTY'S CITIZENS, NATIVE WILDLIFE AND ENVIRONMENT, THROUGH INCOMPATIBLE LAND USES.
Objective 1.1.1: Maintain the Policy 1.1.1.1: The following land use Objective 1.1.1 This objective
Future Land Use Map land designationslintensities, as indicated on the is being met by the
with the following use Future Land Use Maps are provided as the Comprehensive Plan.
designations to portray the pattern for the future development of the area Policy 1.1.1.1 This policy is
future development patterns of within unincorporated St. Lucie county. being met by the
St. Lucie County Comprehensive Plan.
Objective 1.1.2: Provide in the Policy 1.1.2.1 - Policy being
land development regulations met by County and
provisions for a compatible implemented in the Land
and coordinated land use Development Code Chapter 3
pattern which establishes Zoning.
agriculture as the primary use
outside of the urban service
boundary and promotes
retention of agricultural
activities, preserves natural
resources and maintains
native vegetative habitats.
no
reqUires
Objective
change
Future Land Use
Goa
this
to
required
No change
objective.
Policy 1.1.2.1
required to this
Policy 1.1.2.1: Require that new developments
within the AG-5 and AG 2.5 future land use
categories not exceed the gross densities
provided in Policy 1.1.1 .1.
No change
policy.
Policy 1.1.2.2 Consider
revisions based upon
suggestions made by
Agricultural Steering
Committee as part of a
broader county-wide
to re-evaluate the
the western lands.
process
future of
Policy 1.1.2.2 Policy being
met by the County.
Subdivisions and PUDs are
being discussed by
Agricultural Steering
Committee.
Policy 1.1.2.2 Any application or petition to divide
a lot or parcel of record as of January 9, 1990, in
the AG-2.5 or AG-5 future land use categories,
into more than 8 lots, parcels or tracts, shall be
approved only through the planned development
process consistent with the other Goals,
Objectives and Polices of this Plan, except in
those instances where the division of lot or parcel
of record as of January 9, 1990, would result in
individual parcels or tracts of 20 acres or more in
size and no streets roads or other public or private
infrastructure are required.
If two (2) or more lots, parcels or tracts or
combinations of lots parcels or tracts and portions
of lots parcels or tracts which are contiguous to
other lots parcels or tracts under single or
common ownership interest and were of record on
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Conditions
Current
Policy
January 1, 1990, the lands involved shall be
considered to be an undivided parcel for the
purposes of this Policy, provided however, that
lots, parcels or tracts separated by an
ingress/egress, access or roadway easement that
was of record on January 1, 1990, but specifically
excluding any easement limited to utilities,
drainage or other non-access purpose, shall not
be considered an undivided parcel for the purpose
of this Policy.
Goal & Objectives
Where any new street, road, or other public or
private infrastructure is proposed within the PUD it
shall be designed in a manner that provides for
the grouping or concentrating of all development
areas and activities in order to minimize the cost
of providing infrastructure and community services
to these areas while maintaining a minimum of
80% Open Space (gross area).
Policy 1.1.2.3 - Consider
revising based upon
broader study of western
lands and need for
clarification
Policy 1.1.2.3 - Policy being
met by the County. The
provisions of this policy
however are not incorporated
in the LDC. Agricultural
Steering Committee review
policies on open space
Policy 1.1.2.3: All future non-agricultural
development within the AG-5 and AG-2.5 future
land use categories will be required to preserve
open space, which is to be defined to include, but
not be limited to, agricultural activities such as
groves and range land as well as preservation of
natural areas according to the following criteria:
developments in excess of eight (8)
units, or greater than 160 acres in gross
area, whichever is more restrictive must
retain a minimum of 80% of the project
site as open space
a.
developments of eight (8) units or less,
or involving 160 acres or less in gross
area, whichever is more restrictive must
retain a minimum of 50% of the project
b.
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Conditions
Current
site as open space, provided that this
paragraph shall not be applied to avoid
the remainder of this policy through
further subdivision of land parcels as
existed as to record on January 9, 1990.
Policy
& Objectives
Goa
For any planned development project developed
within the AG-5 and AG-2.5 future land use
categories, a minimum of 35% of the gross project
area shall be held in common ownership or
management control. Nothing in this Policy is
intended to prevent these areas of required
common open space from, at the discretion of and
acceptance by the appropriate unit of local or
state government, being conveyed into public
ownership or trust. For any agricultural PUD,
equal to or less than 160 acres in gross area or
involving eight (8) or less lots or parcels,
whichever is more restrictive, the required
common open space, may be held in either
common or individual interest.
Policy 1.1.2.4 No change
required to this policy.
Policy 1.1.2.4 - This Policy is
being met by the
Comprehensive Plan and the
enforcement of the Urban
Service Boundary.
Policy 1.1.2.4: Provide the means to manage
growth within the agricultural land use categories
through the orderly delivery of services concurrent
with the impacts of development. It is anticipated
that over time portions of the agricultural land use
categories will be converted to urban uses as
services are provided. However, the physical
extension of County provided central sewer and
water services shall only occur consistent with the
other provisions of this Plan.
Policy 1.1.2.5 - Consider
revising based upon future
planning exercises n
regard to rural lands.
Policy 1.1.2.5 - This policy is
not incorporated in the Land
Development Regulations.
This policy will be revised
Policy 1.1.2.5: The County shall include in its land
development regulations a site assessment
process to evaluate the potential conversion of
existing or designated agricultural land uses to
Adopted
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Current Conditions
after extensive planning and
public participation regarding
western rural lands.
Policy
non-agricultural land uses in a rational and orderly
manner. Such provision shall require as a
condition to such conversion that the Board of
County Commissioners affirmatively find that the
proposed non-agricultural use:
Goal & Objectives
is compatible with adjacent land uses;
maintains the viability of continued
agricultural uses on adjacent lands;
contains soils suitable for urban use as
defined by the St. Lucie County soil survey;
is suitable with existing site-specific land
characteristics;
is consistent with comprehensive
development plans;
will have available the necessary
infrastructure concurrent with the anticipated
demands for development;
will avoid the extension of the urban services
boundary to create any enclaves. pockets, or
finger areas; and,
Could not be feasibly
agricultural land.
non-
on
located
a
b
c.
d.
e.
g.
h.
f.
Policy 1.1.2.6 - No changes
required to this policy.
This policy is
n the Land
Regulations
Development
Improvement
Policy 1.1.2.6
provided for
Development
"Chapter VII
Design and
Standards."
Policy 1.1.2.6: Provide adequate buffering and/or
setbacks between agriculture and non-agricultural
uses to protect such agricultural uses from
adverse impacts associated with encroachment of
non-agricultural development or creation of
nuisances by agricultural operations. Insure that
Agricultural Best Management Practices are used.
Policy 1.1.2.7 - Review the
Land Development
regulations to allow for Eco
tourism uses within the
Agriculturally designated
Policy 1.1.2.7 - Eco-Tourism
uses are not specified as
allowed uses in the Land
Development Regulations
"Chapter III - Zoning."
with Objective 1.1.16
within the Agricultural
Policy 1.1.2.7: Consistent
allow for eco-tourism uses
areas
Adopted
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areas
No change required to this
Objective and Policy.
This
to be
Land
Conditions
Objective 1.1.3 -
Objective continues
implemented in the
Development Regulations
Current
Policy
Policy 1.1.3.1: Adopt and/or amend existing land
development regulations to ensure that they
contain the specific and detailed provisions
necessary to implement the adopted
Comprehensive Plan, and which as a
minimum include the following
Policy 1.1.3.1 - The
provisions of this policy are
incorporated in the Land
Development Regulations.
Regulate the subdivision of land
Regulate the use of land, air, and water
consistent with all elements of the St. Lucie
County Comprehensive Plan, to ensure the
compatibility of adjacent land uses and
provide for adequate open space;
a.
b.
Objective 1.1.3: Review and
amend, as required, the
County's Land Development
Regulations which support the
implementation of the Future
Land Use Element, and the
other components of the St.
Lucie County Comprehensive
Plan.
Goal & Objectives
Protect those areas designated for
conservation purposes or that contain other
special environmental habitat as identified in
the Future Land Use and other elements of
the St. Lucie County Comprehensive Plan;
c.
Regulate areas subject to seasonal and
periodic flooding and provide for drainage
and storm water management;
water wellfields
d.
e.
and aquifer
Regulate signage;
Provide minimum landscaping standards for
all development that encourages the use and
protection of native and drought tolerant
species in lieu of exotic and water
consumptive plants
Protect potable
recharge areas;
f.
g.
traffic
and
ssued
on-site
Provide that development orders
development permits shall not be
Ensure safe and convenient
flow and vehicle parking needs
h.
Adopted
28. 2008
October
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Recommendations
itions
Cond
Current
Policy
which result in a reduction of the levels of
service for the affected public facilities below
the level of service standards adopted in this
and other elements of the St. Lucie County
Comprehensive Plan;
Goal & Objectives
Provide for procedures and time schedules
for acceptance of amendments to the St.
Lucie County Comprehensive Plan in
accordance with the provisions of Chapter
163.3187, FS.; and
Minimize noise and
to this
Policy 1.1.4.1 - No change
required to this policy.
required
No change
objective.
Objective 1.1.4.1 - This
objective is being met by the
Land Development
Regulations.
Policy 1.1.4.1 - This policy is
being met by the Land Use
Regulations "Chapter VII -
Development Design and
Improvement Standards"
pollution
Policy 1.1.4.1: Encourage the location of urban
land use intensities, through the development of
density bonus and incentive programs in the Land
Development Regulations, to those areas that lie
within the defined urban service boundary and
discourage the conversion of property in the
agricultural and suburban areas to higher intensity
urban uses, while still keeping all development
authorizations in line with the adopted levels of
service within this plan.
light
k.
Objective 1.1.4: Require
through the County's Land
Development Regulations,
specific performance criteria
[(i.e., architectural,
landscaping and separation
standards, Transfer of
Development Rights (TOR's)),
that all new development be
compatible with surrounding
land uses, both existing and
future as represented in this
Element.
Policy 1.1.4.2 - No change
required to this policy.
Policy 1.1.4.2 - This policy is
being met and implemented
in the Land Use Regulations
"Chapter VII - Development
Design and Improvement
Standards and Chapter V
Adequate Public Facilities".
Policy 1.1.4.2: Require that new development be
designed and planned in a manner which does
not place an unanticipated economic burden upon
the services and facilities of St. Lucie County.
Policy 1.1.4.3 No change
required to this policy.
Policy 1.1.4.3 - This policy is
being met by the Land Use
Regulations "Chapter VII -
Development Design and
Policy 1.1.4.3 Continue to encourage the use of
cluster housing and planned unit development
techniques to conserve open space and
environmentally sensitive areas, through the
Adopted
October 28. 2008
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Recommendations
itions
Cond
Current
Policy
County's
include:
Goal & Objectives
mprovement Standards
which
Minimum acreage requirements necessary to
support a viable mixed use community
providing sufficient design flexibility to allow
innovation and creativity in all forms of
planned unit developments;
Regulations
Development
Land
a.
Minimum open space ratios of 35% in all
planned unit developments and including
within the PUD documents assurances that
such areas will remain as open space to
protect existing native habitat, to provide for
minimum setback needs from adjacent uses,
and to provide active and passive
recreational as well as visual amenities.
Minimum open space standards;
b.
c.
d.
term
A mixed use district combining residential,
commercial, recreational, educational, and
other income producing uses providing
significant functional and physical integration
among uses;
Provisions ensuring the long
preservation of remaining open spaces
e.
the provIsion of
opportunities and
standards for
shopping, job
trip capture; and,
Minimum
on-site
internal
f.
Specific requirements to provide efficient,
centralized infrastructure (potable water and
sanitary sewer). Include specific restrictions
on the use of septic tanks, individual wells,
and package plants in planned unit
developments.
g.
Policy 1.1.4.4: Calculate gross residential density
on lands that lie above the mean high water
Revise
Mo~~
October 28. 2008
1.4.4
Policy
4.4: Policy met.
Policy 1. 1
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policy to allow transfer!
cluster of residential density
to non-contiguous but
related property.
No change required to this
Objective.
Conditions
Current
Policy 1.1.5.1 No change
required to this policy.
Policy 1.1.5.1 - This Objective
is being met by the County
and implementation of the
Urban Service Boundary.
This Policy is being met by
the County.
Policy
elevation and provide for the ability to
transfer/cluster residential density from wetland
and other sensitive or unique environmental
habitats to upland areas on contiguous property.
Policy 1.1.5.1: Urban development activities shall
be restricted to that area identified as the Urban
Service Area (Fig. 1-6a). Urban development
activities are defined, for the purpose of this
Policy, as any residential development activity in
excess of two units to the gross acre, any
non-agricultural commercial activity or any non-
extractive/non-agriculturally related industrial
activity.
Future Land Use
Goal & Objectives
Objective 1.1.5: In
coordination with the other
elements of this plan, future
development within the Urban
Service Area shall be directed
to areas where urban and
community services/facilities
can be provided in the most
efficient and compact manner
so as to discourage the
proliferation of urban sprawl.
The Urban Service Area is not intended to be a
static line of development. Using the 1990 urban
service boundary line as a base, an individual
segment of this line may be extended or
contracted only once for a distance up to 1,500
feet from that which is indicated on Figure 1-9
without necessitating an amendment to the
Comprehensive Plan provided that the urban
service area lies contiguous to an existing
residential commercial or industrial land use
classification; the owner of the contiguous
property can ensure the provision of appropriate
infrastructure and services, and the resulting
change does not detrimentally impact the
established character of the area surrounding the
area to be included in the urban service boundary.
St. Lucie County shall be responsible for
maintaining an updated map indicating the
location of the 1990 Urban Service Boundary,
including any alterations to it and once every two
years include as a part of a Comprehensive Plan
Amendment process, the latest Urban Service
Area Map.
Adopted
28.2008
October
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Goal & Objectives
Recommendations
Current Conditions
Policy
Any modification of the Planned Urban Service
Area Boundary beyond 1,500 feet will require a
formal amendment through the Comprehensive
Plan amendment process.
Policy 1.1.5.2 - No changes
required to this policy.
5.2 - Policy met.
1.1
Policy
Policy 1.1.5.2: Prior to the issuance of any final
development order within the Urban Service Area,
the County shall consider the proximity of the
proposed development activity to the availability of
urban and community services and facilities.
Development which requires extending any of
these services over or through significant
distances of undeveloped land or land not already
subject to the issuance of a final development
order shall be discouraged until other lands that
are more proximate to the existing services have
been developed.
Policy 1.1.5.3 - No changes
required to this policy.
Policy 1.1.5.3 - The County
Commission evaluates
amendments to the Future
Land Use Map per the
provision of this policy.
Policy 1.1.5.3: When considering any amendment
to the Future Land Use Maps of the County's
Comprehensive Plan, the County Commission
shall make the following findings, supported by
the other elements of this Plan, prior to taking any
approval actions granting an individual
amendment to the Future Land Use Maps:
That the property under land use amendment
application is adjacent to, or within no more
than 1/4 mile of the same or greater type of
land use classification.
2. That the property under land use amendment
consideration lies within the Five Year Capital
Improvement Program of the Water and
Wastewater Master Plan for St. Lucie County or
otherwise meets the requirements of Policy
1.1.5.4.
Adopted
28. 2008
October
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Recommendations
Policy 1.1.5.4 - No change
required to this policy.
Current Conditions
Policy 1.1.5.4 - This policy is
being met and provided for in
the Land Development
Regulations.
Policy
Policy 1.1.5.4: All new subdivision and site plan
development projects that are proposed to take
place within the unincorporated area of the
County for which water/sanitary sewer service can
be provided to the project as identified in Chapter
6A and 6D, the project shall be required to provide
a dry-line water/sanitary sewer
distribution/collection system, and provide for
connection to such available water/sanitary sewer
service as such service becomes available. The
standard for construction of these systems shall
be included as a part of the County's Land
Development Regulations or Utility Extension
Policy Regulations.
Goal & Objectives
Revise
current
Policy 1.1.5.5
policy to reflect
County practices.
Policy 1.1.5.5 All
development is required to
connect to water and
wastewater services except
single family residential
development and where cost
prohibitive.
Policy 1.1.5.5: Within the Urban Service Area as
described in Policy 1.1.5.1, where regional water
and wastewater utility service is not currently
available or planned to be made available within
the Five Year Capital Improvement Program of
the Water and Wastewater Master Plan for St.
Lucie County the County shall not allow for non-
residential development, or residential
development in excess of two (2) dwelling units
per acre unless the following factors are met:
a) the proposed development bears the entire
fiscal impact of providing its own on-site water and
wastewater services and,
b) the developer agrees to connect to a regional
water and wastewater system when such system
becomes available to the site with none of the
cost for connecting to the regional system being
passed on to the regional system.
Adopted
28.2008
October
adopted potable
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The
5.6
Policy
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Recommendations
Policy 1.1.5.6 No change
required to this policy.
Conditions
Policy 1.1.5.6 - This policy
has been met by the County
and the Comprehensive Plan
Current
Policy
water and wastewater master plan shal be
considered a part of this plan based on references
contained here and in the Infrastructure Element.
Goal & Objectives
Policy 1.1.5.7 - No change
required to this policy.
Additional policies should
be added that reflect
expanding the TPO's
Metropolitan Planning Area
(MPA) to study the impacts
of land use on the
transportation system in the
western lands and transfer
of development rights from
the western lands to inside
the urban service boundary
Policy 1.1.5.7 - The County
meets annually with the
agencies and municipalities
identified in this policy. Policy
is being met.
Policy 1.1.5.7: Coordinate with the City of Fort
Pierce, the City of Port St. Lucie, the Florida
Department of Transportation, St. Lucie
Metropolitan Planning Organization, Florida
Department of Community Affairs and Treasure
Coast Regional Planning Council to annually
review the transportation network. The annual
review will identify strategies, e.g., Transportation
Concurrency Exception Areas, which will allow for
LOS standards lower than those listed in Policy
2.1.2.8 to achieve infill and redevelopment Goals,
Objectives, and Policies.
Policy 1.1.5.8 No change
required to this policy.
Policy 1.1.5.8 - This policy is
being met by the County.
Expenses for new roadways
and provision of public
facilities not within the Urban
Service Area are the burden
of the owner as specified in
the Comprehensive Plan and
Land Development
Regulations.
Policy 1.1.5.8 The County shall not at public
expense construct any new roadways which will
extend public facilities to areas not presently
served within the Urban Services Area unless
such areas are immediately contiguous to existing
non-residential or residential urban developments
(those areas having density in excess of two (2)
dwelling units per acre) or which have been
identified by the Metropolitan Planning
Organization as part of its area roadway network
to meet area wide transportation needs.
Policy 1.1.5.9 No change
required to this policy.
Policy 1.1.5.9 - This policy
being met by the County and
is provided for in the Land
Development Regulations.
Policy 1.1.5.9: No non-agricultural development
shall be permitted outside of the Urban Service
Area that does not address all of its community
infrastructure impacts, both on-site and off-site.
All development outside the Urban Service Area
shall pay the entire cost of its fiscal impacts on
public facilities and services.
Adopted
28, 2008
October
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Recommendations
Policy 1.1.5.10 - No change
required to this policy.
Conditions
Policy 1.1.5.10 - Per the
comprehensive plan and the
Land Development
regulations all new industrial
development shall be located
in areas that are or will be
serviced by central water and
sewer and within the Urban
Service Area.
Current
Policy
Policy 1.1.5.10: New industrial development shall
be located in those areas that are or can be
serviced with central water and wastewater
facilities consistent with the Water and
Wastewater Master Plan for St. Lucie County and
will not contribute to the degradation of surficial
water quality.
Goal & Objectives
Policy 1.1.5.11 - No change
required to this policy.
This policy is
Policy 1.1.5.11 -
being met.
Policy 1.1.5.11: The use of individual on-site
septic disposal systems for industrial development
activities shall be in accordance with all applicable
state and local regulations, including but not
limited to Rule 10D-6, FAC., and St. Lucie
Environmental Control Ordinance 89-02
(wastewater and sewage disposal regulations).
Policy 1.1.5.12 - No change
required to this policy.
Policy 1 .1.5.12 - This policy is
being met and is provided for
in the Land Development
Regulations
Policy 1.1.5.12: As provided for under Policy
1.1.5.2, construction of new residential
development at densities greater than two units
per acre shall only be permitted when central or
on-site water and central or on-site wastewater
systems are available or will be provided
concurrent with the impacts of development,
consistent with the adopted levels of service found
in the plan.
Revise
current
Policy 1.1.5.13 -
policy to reflect
County practices.
Policy 1.1.5.13 - All
development except single
family development is
requires connecting to water
and sewer services.
Policy 1.1.5.13 Existing development wi be
required to connect to central water and sewer
systems when such facilities are made available
in accordance with applicable Rules and
Regulations.
Policy 1.1.5.14: All new subdivision and site plan
development projects that are proposed to take
No change
Adopted
28. 2008
5.14
October
1.1
Policy
Standards
5.14
1.1
Policy
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policy.
this
red to
requ
itions
for construction of potable
water and wastewater are
incorporated in the Land
Development Regulations
including those for "dry-lines."
Cond
Current
Policy
place within the approved service area of any duly
authorized water/wastewater utility in St. Lucie
County, shall be required to provide a "dry-line"
central water and wastewater
distribution/collection system, and provide for the
connection to centralized systems as they
become available. The standards for construction
of these systems shall be included as a part of the
County's Land Development Regulations.
& Objectives
Goa
Policy 1.1.5.15 - No change
required to this policy.
Policy 1.1.5.15 - Zoning
compliance and review
procedures for local utility
services are provided for in
the Land Development
Regulations Chapter VII.
no
.1.6.1 - No change
for this policy.
Policy 1.1.6.2 - No change
required for this policy.
requires
Objective
change.
Policy 1
required
- Policy met.
This policy IS
6
6.2
1.1
Policy 1.1
being met.
Policy
Policy 1.1.5.15: Local utility services (i.e., electric
substations, wastewater lift stations,
telecommunication sites and other small scale
utility service operations) necessary to provide for
the utility service needs of the neighborhood area,
may be approved without the need to amend the
Future Land Use Element so long as the property
on which the activity is to take place is less than
ten (10) acres in total area. Zoning compliance
and review procedures are to be as described in
the County's Land Development Regulations.
Policy 1.1.6.1: St. Lucie County shall continue,
with the assistance of the State of Florida and the
St. Lucie County Historical Commission, to
identify significant historic resources within the
unincorporated areas which are in need of
protection and develop management and
restoration plans as appropriate.
Policy 1.1.6.2: Historic resources shal be
protected through designation as historic sites by
the State or the County.
Objective 1.1.6: St. Lucie
County shall require, through
the County's Land
Development Regulations, the
protection of historically
significant structures, facilities
and locations within the
unincorporated areas of the
County, as identified by the
State of Florida or the Federal
Register of Historic Places.
Policy 1.1.6.3 - Review
Land Development
Regulations to incorporate
Ql"ovisions as specified in
6.3 - Policy met.
1.1
Policy
Policy 1.1.6.3: St. Lucie County shall include
within its Land Development Regulations specific
actions as prescribed by the Division of Historic
Resources of the Florida Department of State
Adopted
October 28. 2008
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this policy.
itions
Current Cond
Policy
that are to be followed in the event historically
significant facilities are discovered through or
threatened by the land development process.
Goal & Objectives
Policy 1.1.6.4 - No change
required to this policy.
This policy is
Policy 1.1.6.4
being met.
Adaptive reuse of historic
be given priority over activities
or otherwise destroy the historic
Policy 1.1.6.4:
structures shall
that would harm
value of such resources
Policy 1.1.6.5 No change
required to this policy.
Policy 1.1.6.5 - This policy is
being met by the County.
Policy 1.1.6.5: St. Lucie County shall continue to
protect historic structures by enforcing Section
4.11.00 of the St. Lucie County Land
Development Code.
Policy 1.1.6.6 No change
required to this policy.
Policy 1.1.6.6 - The County
updates the inventory
annually.
Policy 1.1.6.6: St. Lucie County shall maintain an
inventory and map of all archaeological and
historical resources within the County.
Objective
development
redevelopment activities
be directed to those areas
depicted with urban land use
designations on the Future
Land Use Map and are to be
consistent with sound
planning principles contained
in the goals, objectives, and
policies of this plan.
no
Objective
change.
Policy 1.1.7.1 - No change
required to this policy and
objective.
requires
Policy 1.1.7.1 - Objective is
being met by the County and
the Comprehensive Plan.
This policy is being met. The
Land Development
Regulations Chapter VII
provides for this policy.
Policy 1.1 .7.1 : Conti nue to support and encourage
innovative land use development patterns through
adequate provision in the County's Land
Development Regulations including Planned Unit
Developments (PUD), Planned Non-Residential
Development (PNRD) and the Planned Mixed Use
Development (PMUD) zoning designations.
Future
and
shall
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.1
1
Policy 1.1.7.2 No change
required to this policy.
Policy 1.1.7.2 - This policy is
being met by the Land
Development Regulations
Chapter III and VI
Policy 1.1.7.2: Encourage the use of the Planned
Mixed Use Development (PMUD) zoning
designation which permits both residential and
non-residential development within a single
planned development.
Policy 1.1.7.3 No change
required to this policy.
Policy 1.1.7.3 - This policy is
being met per the
Comprehensive Plan.
Policy 1.1.7.3: Continue to support the Mixed Use
activity areas as indicated in the following
sub-area Mixed Use activity areas plans as
depicted in Figure 1-7a thru 1-7j
Adopted
October 28. 2008
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Recommendations
Policy 1.1.7.4 - Amend
policy to include intensity
standards for all non-
residential use Countywide
in Comprehensive Plan.
Policy 1.1.7.4 - This policy is
being met per the
Comprehensive Plan and
implemented in the Land
Development Code Section
7.03.
Current Conditions
Policy
Policy 1.1.7.4: The following use intensity
definitions shall be used for the purpose of this
plan for the Mixed Use activity areas:
Goal & Objectives
High Intensity development areas may
include the following types of land uses;...
Medium Intensity development areas may
include the following types of land uses;...
Low Intensity development areas may
include the following types of uses
2.
3.
Specific Use Areas
Areas with special or unique local character
may be included within the Mixed Use
Designation. These areas, because of
conditions unique or peculiar to them alone,
have been limited to specific activities and
zoning options as set forth in the activity area
plans described in Policy 1.1.7.4. Any zoning
application not consistent with this policy
must be accompanied by a corresponding
Comprehensive Plan Amendment indicating
the change in intensity classification
4.
Application of the Specific Use Area
designation is to be made to those areas
recognized by the County as suitable for
alternative land use as the full spectrum of
community services become available. This
designation would serve to prevent the
unplanned or premature development of
such areas until all services were provided
for and are consistent with the Future Land
Use development philosophy of St. Lucie
County.
Adopted
October 28. 2008
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the Specific
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Conditions
Current
Policy
designation identifies the type of permitted
activity, maximum zoning density or
maximum zoning intensity. Each Mixed Use
Activity area will identify the type of Special
Use areas in the legends of each area.
Goal & Objectives
Policy 1 .1.7.5 No change
required to this policy.
7.5 - Policy met.
1.1
Policy
Policy 1.1.7.5: St. Lucie County Planning staff
shall review on a bi-annual basis, all mixed use
activity areas for consistency with the other
elements of this plan and to determine if any
amendments or further definition of intensity
designation is warranted. Any amendments to
any mixed use activity area intensity designation
shall be processed as an amendment to the
County's Comprehensive Plan in accord with the
applicable standards of Chapter 163, Florida
Statutes.
Objective
change.
Policy 1.1.8.1 - No change
required to this policy and
objective.
no
requires
Policy 1.1.8.1 - This policy is
being met and implemented
in the Land Development
Code Section 7.05.02
Policy 1.1.8.1: All new subdivisions, planned unit
developments and site development plans shall
be designed to include an efficient system of
internal traffic circulation that does not require
internal trips or trips of short duration to be forced
onto the major roadway network.
Policy 1.1.8.2 - Consider
revising to require that new
subdivisions connect to
other new and existing
subdivisions
Policy 1.1.8.2 - This policy is
being met and implemented
in the Land Development
Code Section 7.05.02
Policy 1.1.8.2: All new subdivisions shall be
designed so that all individual lots have direct
access to the internal street system, and that any
lot or property along the periphery of the
development is to be buffered from any major
roadway and incompatible land uses.
Objective 1.1.8: Property
owner's investments, their
quality of life and the single
family neighborhood, as a
defined residential area, shall
be protected from the
encroachment of commercial
and/or other inappropriate
land uses through consistent
and predictable application of
the Land Development
Regulations.
Policy 1.1.8.3 - This policy is
being met and implemented
in the Land Development
Code Section 7.05.03
Policy 1.1.8.3: Continue to implement the
county-wide right-of-way protection regulation and
Right-of-Way Dedication Ordinance.
Policy 1.1.8.3 No change
required to this policy.
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This policy is
8.4
Policy
of
development
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Policy
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Policy 1.1.8.4 No change
required to this policy.
Current Conditions
being met and implemented
in the land development
Chapter 3 residential Uses.
Non residential uses in areas
classified for residential use
may be allowed by
conditional use.
Policy
commercial/non- residential uses will be allowed
within areas classified for residential use, provided
that these activities are compatible with the
adjacent land uses and meet the following
standards:
& Objectives
Goa
intent of the commercial use is to provide
easily accessible, convenience-type uses to
immediately surrounding residents;
a)
property for which the commercial
designation is sought is located on an Arterial
or Major Collector;
b)
conversion of the petitioned property would
not promote any strip commercial use of
land;
c)
use is compatible with surrounding land uses
and is provided with adequate screening and
buffering of any adjacent residential property;
d)
The site does not have its primary driveway
access onto any local or Minor Collector
street; and,
e)
for which the commercial
sought does not exceed 10
The property
designation is
acres.
f
Policy 1.1.8.5 - County
should update the Land
Development Code to
include this Policy in
Chapter 11.06.00
AMENDMENTS TO THE
CODE AND OFFICIAL
ZONING ATLAS or Chapter 3
Zoning.
Policy 1.1.8.5 - This policy is
not implemented in the Land
Development Code.
Policy 1.1.8.5: In addition to any other general
standard for change in zoning as may be
described in the County's Land Development
Regulations, the following specific standards shall
be used in determining the suitability of new
property(s) for designation as Commercial
General (CG) under the County's Land
Development Regulations:
Adopted
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October
property
(CG
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General
New Commercial
a)
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Policy
should have available to it at the time of any
zoning change central water services, or
have an executed service agreement for the
provision of central water services necessary
for both domestic and fire protection
Goal & Objectives
purposes
New Commercial General (CG) property
should not be located within 300 feet of any
Aquatic Preserve or other specially
designated aquatic habitat or a Category I
Wetland as described in Policy 8.1.14.1 of
the Conservation Element of this Plan.
b)
areas should
the regional
New Commercial General (CG)
have immediate access to
transportation network.
c)
New Commercial General (CG) property
should have a minimum lot size of one (1)
acre, unless the property is being added to
another existing commercially (general)
zoned property.
d)
Policy 1.1.8.6 No change
required to this policy.
Policy 1.1.8.6 - This policy is
being met and implemented
in the Land Development
Code 7.09.04(E GENERAL
LANDSCAPING
REQUIREMENTS
Policy 1.1.8.6: Require effective visual and light
diffusion barriers between residential and
non-residential uses. Standards and
requirements for such barriers are to be included
in the landscaping and screening regulations of
the St. Lucie County Land Development
Regulations.
Policy 1.1.8.7 - No change
required to this policy.
Policy 1.1.8.8 - No change
required to this policy.
Policy 1.1.8.7 - This policy is
being met by the
Comprehensive Plan and
implementation of the County
Wide Master Plan.
Policy 1.1.8.7: Eliminate future scattered and
highway strip commercial development by
encouraging the development of commercial
centers or nodes consistent with the Future Land
Use Map
Adopted
28.2008
October
8.8 - Policy met.
Policy 1.1
commercial
4-18
strip
Restrict
8.8
1.1
Policy
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No change
Policy 1.1.8.9
necessary.
Current Conditions
Policy
development to those traffic corridors where such
development patterns now exist. The depth of
these commercial areas should average 600 feet,
with the exceptions to be found at points of arterial
intersection.
Goal & Objectives
No change
10
Policy 1.1.8
necessary.
8.9 - Policy met.
1.1
Policy
Policy 1.1.8.9: Concentrate tourist and regional
service related commercial activities to those
areas adjoining the interstate highway system or
that have sufficient regional automobile access
No change
11
8
Policy 1.1
necessary
Policy met
10
8
1.1
Policy
Policy 1.1.8.10: Interchange development
activities should not include commercial activities
that are designed to service a small geographic
market area. Local service activities should be
located at points away from an interchange so as
to avoid conflicts between regional and local traffic
which can contribute to accelerated degradation
of level of service in these areas
Policy met.
11
8
1.1
Policy
Policy 1.1.8.11: Encourage the use of existing
commercial and industrial designated lands within
the urban service area, through requiring a strict
demonstration of service availability, before
authorizing Land Use and Zoning amendments in
areas not presently indicated as having such a
designation.
no
- Amend to
quantitative
measurements for upland
habitat protection and rarity
of the habitat.
requires
9.
Objective
change.
Policy 1
include
Policy 1.1.9.1 - This policy
and objective are being met
and implemented in the Land
Development Code Chapter
VI. Resource Protection
Standards. Particularly
Section 6.02.03 Wetlands
Protection. Section 6.00.00
Vegetation Protection and
Policy 1.1.9.1: St. Lucie County shall include
within its Land Development Regulations criteria
and standards for the protection and preservation
of both wetland and upland habitat. The criteria to
be included within the County's Land
Development Regulations shall be based upon,
but not limited to, the following:
Objective 1.1.9 Through
enforcement of Chapter
6.00.00 of the County's Land
Development Code, support
criteria and standards for the
protection/creation of native
plant communities within the
County. For the purpose of
this plan, Native Plant
Mo~~
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the
which
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on
property
the
of
Size
a)
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Preservation, 6.02.00
Environmentally Sensitive
Lands, and 6.04.00 Habitat of
Endangered or Threatened
Species. Also, the County
requires Preserve Area
Management Plans where
applicable.
Conditions
Current
to take place;
the native
foraging
Policy
activity is
The type quality and sensitivity of
habitat including nesting and
locations found on site;
development
b)
Methodologies to be employed in protecting
and preserving native habitat;
c)
Communities shall be
preserved as defined in the
Treasure Coast Regional
Planning Council's Regional
Policy Plan, Regional Policy
10.1.2.2., .....preserved in
viable condition with intact
ground cover, understory and
canopy."
Goal & Objectives
The County should consider
amending Policy 1.1.9.1 to
include quantitative
measurements for upland
habitat protection. Also,
consider adding requirements
to consider the rarity of the
habitat type at global and
state levels using habitat
ranking criteria developed by
the Florida Natural Areas
Inventory (FNAI).
The presence or occurrence of endangered or
threatened species on site and methodologies to
be employed to ensure their continuing presence
on site or mitigation
d)
in a state of
same area;
The amount of similar habitat
functional preserve within the
and,
Requirements that all necessary
environmental assessments be prepared by
personnel having the appropriate expertise to
make the necessary determinations which
shall be submitted in writing to the Board of
County Commissioners for review prior to
their making a determination regarding any
proposed development.
e)
Policy 1.1.9.2 - Reset
deadlines for completion
and amend this policy to
add where such off-site
preservation would be more
environmentally beneficial.
Policy 1 .1
preparing
habitat
acquisition/preservation and
would like to amend this
policy to add "where such off-
site preservation would be
more environmentally
beneficial"
9.2 - The County is
an impact fee for
Policy 1.1.9.2: In conjunction with the
implementation of Policy 1.1.9.1, the County shall
by, June 2004, reconsider the establishment of an
impact fee collection system for the purpose of
habitat acquisition/preservation, in lieu of specific
on-site preservation.
Policy 1.1.9.3 - No changes
required to this policy.
Policy 1.1.9.3 - Policy being
met by Comprehensive Plan
and Land Development
Regulations.
Policy 1.1.9.3: All development applications that
include wetland habitat shall be consistent with all
applicable Federal, State and County regulations
and the goals, objectives and policies of the
Adopted
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Policy
County's Comprehensive Plan The most
restrictive of these regulations shall be enforced.
& Objectives
Goa
No change
Policy 1.1.9.4
necessary.
9.4 - Policy met.
1.1
Policy
Policy 1.1.9.4: Enforce Section 7.09.00 of the land
development regulations to provide that existing
on-site native upland habitat be incorporated into
required site plans as a part of open space areas,
required landscaping or as a part of minimum yard
areas so that as much of the identified habitat as
is practicable is maintained.
No change
9.5
Policy 1.1
necessary.
Policy met.
9.5
1 .1
Policy
Policy 1.1.9.5: Enforce Section 6.00.00 of the land
development regulations to protect trees and
upland habitat by prohibiting the premature
clearing of land and the concurrent destruction of
native habitats with appropriate fines and
mitigation.
No change
Policy 1.1.9.6
necessary.
Policy met.
9.6
1.1
Policy
9.6: St. Lucie County shall subject
development in areas designated
Conservation (R1C) on the Future
map to following criteria prior to
Policy 1
proposed
Residential!
Land Use
approval
not exceed
gross acres;
All development shall be subject to specific
building restrictions as further specified in the
County's Land Development Regulations.
Residential development shal
one (1) dwelling unit per five (5)
2.
The clearing of trees and other native
understory, other than Melaleuca
Leucadendra (Punk Tree), Schinus
Terebinthefolius (Brazilian Pepper), and
Casuarina Spp. (Australian Pine) shall be
prohibited, unless specifically permitted
through the County's tree protection
3.
Adopted
October 28. 2008
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Policy
regulations.
The addition or expansion of structures that
require development orders or building
permits shall be considered on a
case-by-case basis.
Any residential development proposal in
excess of 40 acres, or involving more than 8
units, shall be subject to the County's
Planned Development regulations, including
all standards of development identified within
them, as set forth in the Land Development
Regulations for St. Lucie County.
4.
5.
Goal & Objectives
9.7 - Revise
include entire
Policy 1.1
policy to
waterways.
Policy 1.1.9.7 - Policy met.
However, it would be
advantageous to protect the
entire waterway rather than
sections.
Policy 1.1.9.7: Enforce Section 6.02.02 of the land
development regulations to protect the water
courses identified below:
North Fork of the St. Lucie River - from the Martin
County line to the confluence with Five & Ten Mile
Creeks
Five Mile Creek - from the confluence of the North
Fork of the St. Lucie River to the Florida East
Coast Railroad, Glades Cut-Off Branch Line.
Policy 1.1.9.8 - Revise
policy to set deadline for
amending the land
development code for these
standards regarding land
clearing. Revise to remove
specific citation as it may
change in the future
Policy 1.1.9.8 -This section is
not currently part of the land
development code.
Ten Mile Creek - from the confluence of North
Fork of the St. Lucie River to McCarty Road.
Policy 1 .1.9.8: Enforce Section 6.00.00 of the
County's land development regulations which
requires immediate (within 5 days of alteration)
reseeding or stabilization of areas cleared for
development activities. Clearing for site
construction shall not commence until appropriate
authorizations for such activities have been
granted pursuant to the County's Tree and Habitat
protection regulations, reference Policy 1.1.8.6.
Adopted
28, 2008
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Policy 1.1.9.9 - Revise to
remove specific citation as
it may change in the future
Conditions
Policy 1.1.9.9 - Policy met.
Implemented through
SFWMD water use permit
and perimeter landscaping
buffer requirements.
Current
Policy
Policy 1.1.9.9: Enforce Section 7.07.07 of the
County's land development regulations which
require the developer of any site to be responsible
for the on-site management of runoff in a manner
so that post-development runoff rates, volumes,
and pollutant loads do not exceed
pre-development conditions.
& Objectives
Goa
Policy 1.1.9.10 - County to
determine if this policy and
the LDC to include other
adverse im pacts
Policy 1.1.9.10 - This policy is
being met by the Land
Development Code Section
7.10.1 3 Sewage and Septic
Treatment facilities in
Agricultural Zoning Districts.
Also implemented through
SFWMD district permitting.
Policy 1.1.9.10: Continue to require new urban
type developments near agricultural areas to
avoid adverse impacts on the natural resources
essential to production of crops and citrus.
Policy 1.1.9.11 - Revise to
remove specific citation as
it may change in the future
- Policy met
during staff
development
Policy 1.1.9.11
and enforced
review of
applications.
Policy 1.1.9.11: Enforce Section 6.06.00 of the
County's land development regulations which
requires that extraction activities for natural
resources be permitted only where compatible
with existing and proposed land uses. All
operations must be in accordance with all
applicable regulatory permitting requirements.
Policy 1.1.9.12 - Revise
policy to remove specific
citation as it may change in
the future.
Policy 1.1.9.12 - Policy met
and enforced during staff
review of development
applications.
Policy 1.1.9.12: Enforce Section 6.06.00 of the
County's land development regulations which
require that a reclamation/restoration plan be
submitted as part of the required application for an
extractive use permit.
Policy 1.1.9.13 - Revise
policy to remove specific
citation as it may change in
the future
Policy 1.1.9.13 - Policy met
and enforced during staff
review of development
applications.
Policy 1.1.9.13: Enforce Section 6.05.00 of the
County's land development regulations, which
require that all new construction, reconstruction or
additions to existing facilities, regardless of type,
that is permitted within the identified 100 year
Adopted
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Current
Flood
Policy
flood zones is subject to the County's
Damage Protection regulations
Goal & Objectives
Policy 1.1.9.14 - Revise
policy to review LDC to
include soil conditions in
Chapter 7.
Policy 1.1.9.14 - Policy met.
Land Development Code
Chapter 7 Development
Design and Improvement
Standards does not address
soil conditions in relation to
proposed activities.
Policy 1.1.9.14: Continue to require new
development activities to be consistent with the
soil conditions in the area in which the activity is
proposed. In those instances where soil
modifications are necessary, all activities should
utilize best management practices as identified by
the Soil Conservation Service.
Policy 1.1.9.15 - Amend
policy to review feasibility of
developing wildlife corridors
within land preservation
and greenway plans.
Policy 1.1.9.15 - The County
is currently considering an
environmental land impact
fee and has a greenway plan.
Specific wildlife corridors
have not been identified.
no
requires
Objective
change.
Policy 1.1
necessary
- Policy met.
1.1.10.1
Policy
Policy 1.1.9.15: By December 2004, the County
shall develop and approve a plan to promote
(through acquisition) or protect (through
incentives), the establishment of designed wildlife
corridors connecting viable environmental habitat
in order to allow the survival of far ranging species
and prevent the isolation of natural communities.
This plan is to be developed in cooperation with
the Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish
Commission, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
the Department of Environmental Regulation, the
South Florida Water Management District,
Department of Agriculture and Consumer
Services, and affected landowners.
Policy 1.1.10.1: Continue to enforce the provisions
of the Hutchinson Island Residential District as
described in the Land Development Regulations.
No change
Policy 1.1.10.2 - No
change necessary. [County
staff to check on. To be
reviewed with Major Issue.]
10.1
10.2 Policy met
1.1
Policy
Policy 1.1.10.2: Recognize that in accordance
with the regulations of the Hutchinson Island
Residential District, as described in the St. Lucie
County Land Development Regulations, the
maximum hotel/motel density may not exceed the
maximum residential densities set forth through
the Future Land Use designations, as determined
Objective 1.1.10: St. Lucie
County shall continue to
protect and manage the
unique coastal resources of
the County, balancing the
need to provide reasonable
private property use while
assuring a full range of public
beach access and recreational
facilities for the residents of
and visitors to the County.
Adopted
28.2008
October
4-24
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Conditions
Current
Policy
on land above mean high water.
Future Land Use
Goal & Objectives
No change
Policy 1.1.10.3
necessary.
10.3 - Policy met.
Policy
Objective
change.
Policy 1.1.11.1 - This policy
should more clearly identify
clean high growth industrial
activities.
Policy 1 .1.11.2 - Review
Policy or Land
Development Code or
include provisions of this
policy in Chapter 7 and
provide consistency with
LDC.
no
res
requ
Policy 1.1.11.1 - The County
is actively targeting Industrial
activities that include clean
high growth industrial
activities
Policy 1.1.10.3: Future land development activities
within the identified Hurricane Vulnerability Zone
shall be consistent with Goal 7.2, its Objectives
and Policies, as identified in the Coastal
Management Element of the St. Lucie County
Comprehensive Plan.
Policy 1.1.11.1: St. Lucie County shall actively
assist to the maximum extent practical in the
recruitment of clean high growth industrial
activities.
Policy 1.1.11.2 - This policy is
not incorporated in the Land
Development Code Chapter
7.0 Development Design and
Improvement Standards.
LDC Chapter 7.04 is
inconsistent with policy on
minimum lot size. Specific
regulations should be moved
to the Land Development
Code and broader language
should be provided in the
Comprehensive Plan.
Policy 1.1.11.2: In addition to any other general
standard for change in zoning as may be
described in the County's Land Development
Regulations, the following specific standards shall
be used in determining the suitability of new
property(s) for designation as Heavy Industrial
under the County's Land Development
Regulations:
Objective 1.1.11: St. Lucie
County shall continue to work
with the interested groups and
agencies to increase and
broaden the County's
economic base while
expanding existing business
and industrial opportunities.
have
services
and fire
property should
central water
both domestic
ndustrial
to it
for
Heavy
available
necessary
protection purposes.
New Heavy Industrial property shall not be
located within 1,000 feet of any Aquatic
Preserve or other specially designated
aquatic habitat or a Category I Wetlands as
described in Policy 8.1 .14.1 of the
Conservation Element of this Plan.
2.
New Heavy Industrial property should not be
located within the 100 year flood plain.
have
for the
Heavy Industrial property should
available to it heavy rail services
3.
4.
Adopted
28.2008
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Goal & Objectives
receipt and distribution of products.
Heavy Industrial property should have
immediate access to the regional
transportation network without the need to
travel through residential areas
5.
New Heavy Industrial property should have a
minimum lot area of 10 acres.
New Heavy Industrial property should not be
located within any cone of influence, as
identified under the County's wellfield
protection program
6.
7.
Policy Review
Policy Land
Development Code to
eliminate or include
provisions of this policy in
Chapter 7 and provide
consistency with LDC.
11.3
or
.1
Policy 1.1.11.3 - This policy is
not incorporated in the Land
Development Code Chapter
7.0 Development Design and
Improvement Standards. LDC
Chapter 7.04 is inconsistent
with policy on minimum lot
size.
Policy 1.1.11.3: In addition to any other general
standard for change in zoning as may be
described in the County's Land Development
Regulations, the following specific standards shall
be used in determining the suitability of new
property(s) for designation as Light Industrial
under the County's Land Development
Regulations:
should have
services
and fire
property
central water
both domestic
Light Industrial
available to it
for
necessary
protection purposes
New Light Industrial property should not be
located within 500 feet of any Aquatic
Preserve or other specially designated
aquatic habitat or a Category I Wetlands as
described in Policy 8.1.14.1.
I
2.
have
regional
areas should
to the
New Light ndustrial
immediate access
transportation network.
3.
New Light Industrial property should have a
minimum lot size of one {1) acre.
4.
Adopted
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no
No change
policy and
Recommendations
requires
.12.1 -
to this
Objective
change.
Policy 1.1
required
Objective
Current Conditions
Policy 1.1.12.1 - This policy is
being met by the
Comprehensive Plan Future
Land Use Plan and Urban
Service Boundary.
~-
Policy 1.1.12.1: Restrict higher densities and
intensities of development to urban service areas
where public facilities are available
Policy
Policy 1.1.12.2 - No change
required to this policy.
Policy 1.1.12.2 - This policy is
being met by the land
Development Code Chapter
V Adequate Public Facilities
which addresses Level of
Service and Concurrency
standards.
Policy 1.1.12.2 Time the development of
residential, commercial, and industrial land
concurrently with provision of supporting
community facilities, such as streets, utilities,
police and fire protection service, emergency
medical service, and public schools.
Objective 1.1.12: Pursuant to
Chapter 5.00.00 of the Land
Development Code, all
development orders and
permits for future
development and
redevelopment activities shall
be issued only if public
facilities necessary to meet
level of service standards
(which are adopted as part of
the Capital Improvements
Element of this plan) are
available concurrent with the
impacts of the development.
& Objectives
Goa
Policy 1.1.12.3 - No change
required to this policy.
Policy 1.1.12.3 - This policy is
being met by the County
Land Use Plan and Urban
Service Boundary.
proposed
those
Policy 1.1.12.3: Permit only
locations of public facilities which
of services
the natural
efficiency
maximize
provided;
minimize their cost; and
Minimize their impacts
environment.
the
a)
b)
c)
No
this
-
to
1.12.4
required
Policy
changes
policy.
Policy 1.1.12.4 - This policy is
being met and incorporated in
the Land Development
Regulations Section 7.08.01
Requirements for all
Developments
on
Policy 1.1.12.4: Require that all development in
areas not provided with central water and sewer
services be governed by the provisions of Section
381.272, F.S., regulating on-site sewage disposal
systems; and Chapter 10D-6, FAC., which
regulates the installation of individual sewage
disposal facilities.
No
this
-
to
.1.12.5
required
Policy
changes
policy.
Policy 1.1.12.5 - This policy is
being met by the County and
Land Development Code
Chapter 5 Adequate Public
Policy 1.1.12.5: Prior to the issuance of any final
development order within the Urban Service Area,
the County shall consider the proximity of the
proposed development activity to the availability of
Adopted
28. 2008
October
4-27
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itions
Current Cond
Facilities.
no
1 - No change
this objective
Policy 1.1.13.2 - No change
required to this policy.
requires
Objective
change.
Policy 1.1.13
required for
and policy.
Policy 1.1.13.1 - This policy is
being met and incorporated in
the Intergovernmental
Coordination Element.
Policy 1.1.13.2 - This policy is
incorporated in the
Intergovernmental
Coordination Element as a
policy. The County has not
received annexation plans,
but intends to continue to
pursue cooperating with the
municipalities.
urban and community services and facilities.
Development which requires extending any of
these services over or through significant
distances of undeveloped land or land not already
subject to the issuance of a final development
order shall be discouraged until other lands that
are more proximate to the existing services have
been developed.
Policy 1.1.13.1: Coordinate requests for
development orders or permits, as appropriate,
with the City of Fort Pierce, Port St. Lucie, St.
Lucie Village, adjacent counties, special districts,
the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council,
the South Florida Water Management District and
state and federal agencies.
Policy
Goal & Objectives
Policy 1.1.13.2: By January 31, each year The
County shall encourage the various municipal
bodies within St. Lucie County, to develop and
provide the County a Future Annexation Plan.
Objective 1.1.13: The County
shall continue to improve
coordination with affected and
appropriate governments and
agencies to include their input
into the development process
and to mitigate potential
adverse impacts of future
development and
redevelopment activities.
No
this
-
to
.1.13.3
required
Policy
changes
policy.
- St. Lucie
encourages
isolated
of
Policy 1.1.13.3
County
annexation
enclaves.
Policy 1.1.13.3: The County shall encourage the
annexation of any isolated enclave area prior to
the issuance of any County building authorizations
within that enclave.
No
this
-
to
.1.13.4
required
Policy
changes
policy.
Policy 1.1.13.4 - The County
coordinates review of all
development proposals within
future annexation areas. The
County and the City of Fort
Pierce cooperate on
the
the
the
coordinate
proposals within
annexation with
Policy 1.1.13.4: The County shal
review of all development
identified area of future
appropriate municipal body
Adopted
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Recommendations
Objective
change
Policy 1.1.14.1 - Revise
policy to show continuous
implementation in the Land
Development Code.
no
requires
itions
development review in areas
of future annexation. The
County would like to pursue a
similar relationship with Port
St. Lucie.
Policy 1.1.14.1 -
Implemented through Section
5.03.01 of the Land
Development Code (LDC).
Current Cond
Policy
Policy 1.1.14.1: St. Lucie County shall by
December 31, 2004, develop and implement a
program to provide for the recapturing of
previously approved development authorizations
that have not been permitted for construction,
excluding those development units or lots
recognized as existing lots of record as further
described in the County's Land Development
Code.
Goal & Objectives
Objective 1.1.14: St. Lucie
County shall eliminate or
reduce land uses inconsistent
with the provisions of the
Comprehensive Plan unless
otherwise referenced through
the vesting of development
rights.
Policy 14.2 Revise
policy to indicate
continuous implementation
of the land development
code. t
Policy 1.1.14.2 -
Implemented through Section
5.03.01 of the Land
Development Code.
no
No change
requires
5.1
Objective
change.
Policy 1.1.1
necessary
- Policy met
15.1
1.1
Policy
Policy 1.1.14.2: St. Lucie County shall by
December 31, 2004, develop and implement a
program to provide for specific maximum time
periods in which approved development units or
non-residential square footage must be
constructed or the approvals authorizing its
construction shall terminate and the approvals be
rescinded.
Policy 1.1.15.1: Enforce Section 4.00.00 of the
Land Development Code which identifies those
properties likely to be impacted from development
activities at the St. Lucie County International
Airport and specifies what special measures or
activity restrictions will be necessary in the
development of these properties to minimize any
adverse impacts.
Objective 1.1.15: The County
shall continue to provide for
the location of only compatible
uses of land within the vicinity
of the St. Lucie County
International Airport.
No
Policy 1.1.15.2
change necessary
1.1.15.2 - Policy met.
Policy
Policy 1.1.15.2: Enforce Section 4.00.00 of the
Land Development Code which enacts an Airport
Height Regulation Ordinance, and encourages as
appropriate, the participation of all other effected
units of government in the imglementation of this
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Current
Policy
Future Land Use
Policy 1.1.15.3 - No
change required to this
policy. Minor revision to
replace Ldn [sic] for DNL
(Day/Night Noise Level)
Policy 1.1.15.3 - This policy
is being met.
ordinance.
Policy 1.1.15.3: Verify and relocate as necessary
the 65 Lnd line within the Airport Master Plan.
Goal & Objectives
to
Policy 1.1.15.4 - No
changes required to this
policy. Minor revision to
replace Ldn [sic] for DNL
(Day/Night Noise Level)
Revise Objective
complete by 2011.
Policy 1.1.15.4 - This policy is
being met by the County
Policy 1.1.15.4: St. Lucie County shall continue to
work toward the phasing out of incompatible land
uses within the 65 Lnd line as identified in the
Airport Master Plan
Objective 1.1.16: The land
development code was
amended to include a zoning
designation for areas
correlating to areas with the
Conservation-Public land use
designation which includes
facilities related to eco-
tourism.
Objective 1.1.16 By June
2004, develop regulations to
allow compatible eco-tourism
facilities on or near resources
preserved for public purpose.
Policy 16.1 - Set
deadline to revise
Conservation-Public to
include these additional
standards.
.1
Not specified
development
Policy 1.1.16.1
in the land
regulations
Policy 1.1.16.1: Require that the proposed facility
be consistent with the provisions of the Coastal
and Conservation Elements of this Plan.
Policy 1.1.16.2 - Set
deadline to revise
Conservation-Public to
include these additional
standards.
Policy 1.1.16.2 Not specified
in the land development
regulations.
Policy 1.1.16.2: Require that the proposed facility
not negatively impact the resource through design
standards which consider the carrying capacity of
the resource, and the intensity and compatibility of
the proposed use
Set
Adopted
October 28. 2008
1.1.16.3
Policy_
16.3 Not s~cified
1.1
Policy
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deadline to revise
Conservation-Public to
include these additional
standards.
Current Conditions
in the land development
regulations
proposed facility
the experience
Policy
Policy 1.1.16.3: Require that the
be designed to contribute to
offered by the resource
& Objectives
Goa
Policy 1.1.16.4 Set
deadline to revise
Conservation-Public to
include these additional
standards.
.16.4 Not specified
land development
Policy 1.1
in the
regulations
no
No
No
requires
1.1.17.1
required.
Policy 1.1.17.2
change required
Objective
change
Policy
change
- Policy met.
17.2 - Policy met.
17
1.1
Policy
Policy
Policy 1.1.16.4: Require the developer to provide,
as a part of the application, a study of the
resources carrying capacity and to establish a
visitor monitoring program to avoid negative bio-
physical impacts.
Policy 1.1.17.1: Future schools shall be allowable
uses in all Future Land Use categories within the
Urban Service Area except; Industrial (IND),
Conservation - Public (Cpub),
Residential/Conservation (R/C), Historic (H) and
any Special District (SD) which is defined to
exclude educational facilities.
Policy 1.1.17.2: The Future Land Use designation
for land on which a school is constructed or
planned to be constructed shall be changed to
Public Facilities (P/F) Land Use at the earliest
opportunity.
Objective 1.1.17: Coordinate
with the St. Lucie County
School Board and other
educational institutions to
locate future educational
facilities in a manner which
provides for their needs
without undue negative impact
on the proposed school,
surrounding land uses or
public facilities.
No
1.1.17.3
required
Policy
change
1.1.17.3 - Policy met.
Policy
Policy 1.1.17.3: Schools shall not be located
outside the Urban Service Area described in
Policy 1.1.5.1 unless (a) the school is to be
located on property owned by the School Board
on or before January 1, 2001, or (b) it is
demonstrated that the projected enrollment is
primarily students which live outside of the Urban
Service Area and are best served by a school also
located outside of the Urban Service Area, or the
school's curriculum focuses on aqricultural uses
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Policy
Goal & Objectives
No
Policy 1.1 .17.4
change required
1.1.17.4 - Policy met.
Policy
with those found in St. Lucie County.
meet
consistent
Policy 1.1.17.4: Proposed school sites shal
the following general criteria:
Adequate public facilities and services,
including roads, central water service, central
sewer service, and other utilities shall be
available concurrent with the opening of the
school;
a)
There are no significant environmental
constraints that would preclude development
of a school on the site;
b)
There are no adverse impacts on
archaeological or historic sites or structures
listed on the State of Florida Historic Master
File;
c)
the
Required parking and circulation of vehicles
on the site can be accommodated; and
for
adaptable
or
Soils are suitable
proposed use;
d)
e)
Where feasible co-location with public
facilities such as active parks, libraries, and
community centers is considered.
f)
Policy 1.1.17.5 - Determine
if Land Development code
needs to include
reasonable school
development standards.
Policy 1.1.17.5 - Land
Development Code does not
specifically incorporate school
development standards as
provided in this policy.
Policy 1.1.17.5: As provided in Chapter 1013,
Florida Statutes, the Land Development Code
may include reasonable development standards
and conditions for school site plans in accordance
with Chapter 1013 Florida Statutes, so long as
those standards and conditions are not in conflict
with Chapter 1013, Florida Statutes or the State
Building Code.
No
1.1.17.6
required
Policy
change
1.1.17.6 - Policy met.
Policy
Policy 1.1.17.6: When considering the acquisition
and establishment of public facilities such as
Adopted
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Recommendatio ns
Conditions
Current
Policy
active parks, libraries, and community centers, the
county shall, to the greatest extent possible,
select a location which allows for the current or
future co-location with a public school.
Goal & Objectives
Policy 1.1.17.7 - Consider
revising policy as follows:
When selecting land for
preservation, or passive
parks and uses, the county
shall consider the proximity
of sites to school.
17.7 Policy met.
1.1
Policy
for
the
co-
Policy 1.1.17.7 When selecting land
preservation, or passive parks and uses,
county shall consider the possibility of other
location policies with a school.
no
No
requires
Objective
change.
Policy 1.1.18.1
change required
- Policy met.
18
1.1
Policy
Policy 1.1.18.1: St Lucie County shall coordinate
with, and assist, the Florida Inland Navigation
District in the identification of dredge/spoil
disposal sites associated with maintaining the
Atlantic Intercoastal Waterway in St. Lucie
County. Dredge disposal sites within the
jurisdiction of the county should first be used to
serve the needs of St. Lucie County and then, if
sufficient capacity in the sites exist, extraterritorial
depositions may be permitted.
Objective 1.1.18: St, Lucie
County shall identify existing
and future dredge spoil sites
in a manner which does not
negatively impact the
surrounding area.
Policy 1.1.18.2 - Revise
Land Development Code to
incorporate dredge spoil
sites selection criteria
Policy 1.1.18.2 - County has
developed local selection
criteria for dredge spoil sites,
they are not in the land
development code.
Policy 1.1.18.2: St, Lucie County shall, by
December 31, 2003, develop local selection
criteria that shall ensure the availability of
sufficient sites to meet future dredge/spoil
disposal needs associated with the County's
stormwater improvement programs. The criteria
to be established shall at a minimum address and
be consistent with all applicable environmental
and natural resource protection policies
established within this Comprehensive Plan and
supporting external documents and plans. The
requlations affecting the local selection criteria for
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dredge/spoil disposal sites shall be included in
St. Lucie County Land Development Code.
GOAL 1.2: RECOGNIZE THAT LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION MUST BE CONSIDERED CONCURRENTLY IN ALL PLANNING, AND TO
THE EXTENT FEASIBLE, MODIFY CURRENT LAND USE PATTERNS TO DECREASE DEPENDENCY ON THE AUTOMOBILE IN ORDER TO
MINIMIZE THE NEED FOR FUTURE ROADWAY EXPANSION AND PROMOTE THE USE OF ALTERNATE MODES OF TRANSPORTATION.
Objective 1.2.1: Complete the Policy 1.2.1.1: Based on the recommendations of Policy 1.2.1.1 - No land use Objective should be
Transportation/Land Use the Transportation/Land Use Study, modify Future changes recommended in replaced with new County
Study and implement policy Land Use designations where feasible. study. initiatives.
based on its
recommendations.
Recommendations
1 .1 - Policy
replaced with
initiative.
Policy 1.2.
should be
new County
Conditions
Current
the
Future Land Use
Goal & Objectives
Policy 1.2.1.2 - Policy
should be replaced with
new County initiative.
Policy 1.2.1.2 - No land use
or zoning changes
recommended in study.
Policy 1.2.1.2: Modify County zoning designations
consistent with Future Land Use.
Policy 1.2.1.3 - Policy
should be replaced with
new County initiative.
Policy 1.2.1.3 - No land use
or zoning changes
recommended in study.
Policy 1.2.1.3: Based on the recommendations of
the Transportation/Land Use Study, work with Fort
Pierce, Port St. Lucie, Martin County, Indian River
County and Okeechobee County to modify Future
Land Use and zoning where feasible.
Policy 1.2.1.4 - Policy
should be replaced with
new County initiative.
Policy 1.2.1.4 - No land use
or zoning changes
recommended in study.
Policy 1.2.1.4: Encourage development consistent
with the recommendations of the
Transportation/Land Use Study.
no
Revise
specific
requires
1.2.2.1 -
for more
Objective
change
Policy
policy
tasks.
met
use
Policy 1.2.2.1 - Policy
through future land
designations
Policy 1.2.2.1: Explore development patterns
which allow for employment and shopping
opportunities in close proximity to residential uses.
Objective 1.2.2: Continue to
explore planning concepts
which provide for fewer and/or
shorter automobile trips.
- No change
Policy 1.2.2
required.
1.2.2.2 - Policy being
Policy
met.
stop locations
Policy 1.2.2.2: Provide for transit
within appropriate developments.
Adopted
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Recommendations
Policy 1.2.2.3 - No change
required.
Conditions
Policy 1.2.2.3 - The County
already has three fixed route
services, and will continue to
support light rail services.
Policy being met.
Current
Policy
Policy 1.2.2.3: Support efforts to provide fixed
route transit throughout the County, including light
rail service.
Goal & Objectives
GOAL 1.3: RECOGNIZE AND PLAN FOR UNIQUE AREAS WITHIN THE UNINCORPORATED COUNTY.
Objective 1.3.1: Identify areas Policy 1.3.1.1: Define the boundaries of I Objective 1.3.1 - Portions of
which have common internal appropriate planning areas. White City are now part of
characteristics and require Fort Pierce and it's no longer
planning as contiguous areas. under St. Lucie County
The Indrio Road corridor, jurisdiction.
White City, the area
surrounding the Orange
Blossom Mall, North
Hutchinson Island, and South
Hutchinson Island are
examples.
Objective 1.3.1 - The
objective should be revised
to new target areas and
incorporate neighborhood
planning techniques.
planning
identified
Policy 1.3.1.2: Prioritize the
areas for order of consideration
Policy 1.3.1.1 - No changes
required to this policy.
Policy 1.3.1.1 - The
has identified areas
have commons
characteristics and
required planning as
contiguous areas. They
include the Hutchison Island
Planning area. The County
continues to implement this
policy.
County
which
internal
have
Policy 1.3.1.3: Work with citizens of each area to
identify issues and seek solutions which may
include changes to local levels of service,
available public services including roadways,
future land use and zoning.
No
this
-
to
3.1.2
required
Policy
changes
policy.
Policy 1.3.1.2 - This policy is
being met by the County.
Policy 1.3.1.3 - No changes
required to this policy.
Adopted
28.2008
October
3 - This policy is
Policy 1.3.
being met.
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GOAL 2.1. PROVIDE SAFE AND EFFICIENT INTEGRATED MULTI-MODAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM WHICH ADDRESSES THE FUTURE
NEEDS OF ST LUCIE COUNTY FOR MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE AND GOODS, AND WHICH CONSIDER SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, ENERGY AND
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF THE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM.
OBJECTIVE 2.1.1: The St. Policy 2.1.1.1: In coordination with the St. Lucie
Lucie County transportation MPO, conduct a regular review of accident data
system shall be reviewed in and identify above average accident locations.
coordination with any Prepare an annual report on high accident
requested changes to the locations including proposed corrective measures
Future Land Use Element or and costs. This report will be shared with the St.
other related components of Lucie County Community Traffic Safety Team, or
this plan. A report on the other appropriate County board or authority, to
impacts to the system brought identify potential funding sources and make
about by any proposed land changes or improvements to high accident
use changes shall be prepared locations.
and presented to the Board of
County Commissioners as
part of the review of that Land
Use change.
no
Objective
change.
Policy 2.1.1.1 :
No change necessary.
requires
Policy 2.1.1
Policy met.
Policy 2.1.1.2:
Update the policy.
Revise the policy to
develop the LOS report on
an annual basis instead of
bi-annual basis.
Policy 2.1.1.2:
St. Lucie Transportation
Organization (TPO),
previously known as MPO,
annually reviews County
transportation network.
Roadway LOS, identified
needs and respective costs
identified in the TPO's annual
Congestion Management
Process.
Policy 2.1.1.2: In coordination with the St. Lucie
MPO develop bi-annual report, on the level of
service provided on the St. Lucie County roadway
system and identify improvement needs and costs
to provide the levels of service listed in Policy
2.1.2.8. Improvement needs will be determined
based on and consistent with the 1997 MPO
Congestion Management System (as may be
amended and incorporated herein by reference)
study methodology. This report shall be made
available during the summer of each bi-annual
reporting period.
Policy 2.1.1.3
No change necessary.
3
Policy 2.1.1
Policy met.
Policy 2.1.1.3: In coordination with the Florida
Department of Transportation and the St. Lucie
Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO),
annually review the transportation network and
define any areas that may warrant LOS standards
lower than those listed in Policy 2.1.2.8,
consistent with the provisions of Rule 9J5-0055,
Florida Administrative Code, as may be amended.
Adopted
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Goal & Objectives
Comments
Policy 2.1.1.4
Update the policy.
Conditions
Policy 2.1.1.4
Policy met.
Current
Measurable Target
Policy 2.1.1.4: In coordination with the Florida
Department of Transportation and the St. Lucie
Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO),
provide comments and recommendations to the
Department of Transportation in the development
of the FDOT Annual Work Program. This
coordination should be done in the summer of
each calendar year in expectation of the
presentation of the next years tentative work
program by the Department of Transportation in
NovemberlDecember of that year.
Policy 2.1.1.5
No change necessary
Policy 2.1.1.5:
Policy met. Programmed
roadway improvements within
the 5 year CIP will provide
acceptable LOS for the
following constrained
facilities 25111 Street south,
Midway Road west of 25th
Street, US-1 from Edwards to
Prima Vista, and Prima Vista
from US-1 to Rio Mar.
Policy 2.1.1.5: Facilities currently operating at
conditions below those standards listed in Policy
2.1.2.8 shall be maintained at least at their current
LOS through development order conditions for
roadway improvements within the radius of
influence of a proposed development. The radius
of influence for a given development shall be
further defined in the County's Land Development
Regulations traffic monitoring provisions.
Policy 2.1.1.6
No change necessary
6
Policy 2.1.1
Policy met.
Policy 2.1.1.6: Utilize the County's closed loop
signal coordinated system to maintain the signal
control for all roads for which St. Lucie County has
operational, maintenance and jurisdictional
responsibility.
Policy 2.1.1.7:
Revise to include Strategic
Intermodal System (SIS)
facilities along with FIHS.
Policy 2.1.17
Policy met.
Policy 2.1.1.7: The County recognizes that the
Florida Intrastate Highway System (FIHS) is a
statewide transportation network that provides for
high-speed and high-volume traffic movements for
interstate and regional commerce and other long
distance trips. The system is intended to
accommodate High-Occupancy Vehicles (HOVs),
express bus transit and, in some corridors,
passenger rail service, and as such should not be
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Conditions
Current
Measurable Target
relied upon as a local circulator for trips of
origin or destination
Transportation Element
Goal & Objectives
Policy 2.1.1.8:
Update the policy to include
the SIS and 2030 RLRTP
.8
Policy 2.1.1
Policy met.
local
Policy 2.1.1.8: As recognized in policy 2.1.1.6, the
Florida Intrastate Highway System (FIHS), shall
not be relied upon as a local circulator for trips of
local origin or destination within the urban service
area of the county. Accordingly, the 2025
Transportation Plan. as contained in this
Transportation Element, shall include the
identification and development of alternative
arterials/collectors within the urban service area
of the County to redirect local traffic from having
to use the Florida Intrastate Highway System
(FIHS).
Objective should be revised
to support infill
development and reducing
acceptable level of service
on constrained roadways
Policy 2.1.2.1 :
No change necessary.
Policy 2.1.2.2:
No change necessary.
Policy 2.1.2
Policy met.
Policy 2.1.2.2
Policy met.
Policy 2.1.2.1: Develop and implement a
Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) that is
consistent with the goals, objectives and policies
of this plan. Update this plan annually in
conjunction with review of the capital improvement
budget.
Policy 2.1.2.2: Review all proposed developments
for consistency with the goals, objectives, and
policies of this plan and require coordination of
traffic circulation plans and improvements with
land use, right-of-way and infrastructure plans
before development approval. Traffic circulation
plans shall include the mitigation of all potential
project impacts on the roadway system.
OBJECTIVE 2.1.2: Existing and
future roadway deficiencies,
based on standards
established in this plan shall,
be mitigated through a
continuous roadway
improvement program.
Policy 2.1.2.3:
No change necessary.
provIsions for
and access
Policy 2.1.2.3
Policy met.
LDC has
driveways
connections
Policy 2.1.2.3: Review access driveways and new
roadway connections associated with
development to assure safety and compatibility
with the existing and future roadway network.
Impose requirements for conformity, as condition
of develo~ment aJJ2roval.
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Goal & Objectives
~---j
Policy 2.1.2.4
No change necessary
Comments
Conditions
Policy 2.1.2.4
There are a couple of
roadways which are operating
below LOS standards.
Current
Measurable Target
Policy 2.1.2.4: Except as defined n Policies
2.1.2.6 through 2.1.2.13. maintain the operation of
the roadway network for which St. Lucie has
operational, maintenance or jurisdictional
responsibility at or above the LOS standards as
listed in Policy 2.1.2.7.
Policy 2.1.2.5
No change necessary.
Policy 2.1.2.5:
The County is in coordination
with the FDOT and City of
Fort Pierce
Policy 2.1.2.5: Coordinate with the City of Fort
Pierce and the Florida Department of
Transportation to meet future corridor capacity
needs for U.S. 1. Explore the cost and feasibility
of alternative traffic corridors/options through the
downtown area of Ft. Pierce.
Policy 2.1.2.6
No change necessary.
Policy 2.1.2.6:
The County is in coordination
with the FDOT and City of
Port St. Lucie.
Policy 2.1.2.6: Coordinate with the City of Port St.
Lucie and the Florida Department of
Transportation to meet future corridor capacity
needs for U.S. 1. Explore the cost and feasibility
of alternative traffic corridors/options through the
US #1 corridor in Port St. Lucie.
Policy 2.1.2.7
No change necessary.
for
Policy 2.1.2.7:
Revising the adopted LOS
rural roadways is being
discussed.
Policy 2.1.2.7: St. Lucie County adopts the
roadway level of service standards for application
within the unincorporated areas of St. Lucie
County, as set forth in Table 2-4.
Policy 2.1.2.8
No change necessary.
Policy 2.1.2.8:
Policy met.
An annual LOS determination
is made based upon the
latest traffic count data
collected by the County the
State and the municipalities.
The strategies to lower LOS
for specific constrained
backlog facilities where
needed improvement funding
Policy 2.1.2.8: In coordination with the Capital
Improvements Element (Policy 11.1.1.17) and the
FDOT, the Category "C" public facilities as listed
in Table 2-10 shall be classified as backlogged
facilities. These roadways or roadway segments
will be allowed to increase up to 1 0% in peak
hour, peak direction traffic volume at the adopted
level of service of the affected transportation
facility.
Adopted
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Goal & Objectives
Comments
Conditions
is not included in 5 Year
Capital Improvement Plan. is
being examined
Current
Measurable Target
Table 2-10
State Backlogged Facilitie~ _
South US-1 Edwards Rd Midway Road
South US-1 Midway Road Prima Vista
Blvd
North of US-1
Okeechobee
Rd
Policy 2.1.2.9
No change necessary.
Policy 2.1.2.9
Policy met.
Kings
Highway
Policy 2.1.2.9: In coordination with FDOT,
designate as constrained facilities those roadways
in St. Lucie County which operate below
acceptable levels of service and where capacity
improvements are not feasible due to physical or
policy barriers.
Policy 2.1.2.10:
Continue to improve level of
service. The County may
consider designation of
Transportation Concurrency
Management Areas
(TCEAs), if requirement of
TCEA can be met.
Policy 2.1.2.10:
There a couple of roadways
operating at below adopted
LOS standards. The County
is planning to improve the
LOS standards through the
proportionate fair share
ordinance. roadway
improvements.
Transportations System
Management (TSM), and
Transportation Demand
Management (TDM)
strategies.
Policy 2.1.2.10: Allow no roadway link which is not
subject to inclusion in or listed in Table 2-10 to
operate at more than ten percent above the levels
of service identified in Policy 2.1.2.7. When any
County arterial or collector road or segment of
such a road is determined to be operating one
level of service below its adopted standard, the
County shall exercise one of the following options:
a. Enter into a contract that will result in the
addition of capacity to the facility within six
months of the determination that the facility is
operating below its level of service standard,
and delay issuance of development orders unt"
the contract has been executed;
b. Enter into an enforceable development
agreement that specifies that new development
will provide for the upgraded facility;
the level of service at
Amend the plan to lower
the next opportunity; or
development
c.
d.
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Policy 2.1.2.11
No change necessary
Conditions
Policy 2.1.2.11
Policy met. The TPO 's
annual roadway prioritization
process is used to prioritize
backlogged roadways for
locaL state and federal
funding
Current
Measurable Target
impacted area. The purpose of providing for
the temporary operation below the adopted
level of service is to provide a reasonable
period of time to restore the level of service
through appropriate improvements to roads
that are forecast to operate at the adopted level
of service, but which may unexpectedly
operate at a lower level of service. All
development orders issued pursuant to this
policy shall be conditioned on the attainment of
the adopted level of service. However, this
policy shall not impair the county's right to
refuse to issue a development order pursuant
to this policy if the Board of County
Commissioners determines that the resultant
lower level of service caused by the proposed
development order would constitute a threat to
public health or safety."
Policy 2.1.2.11: In coordination with FDOT,
designate roadways or roadways segments as
backlogged or constrained facilities which operate
at levels of service as established in policy
2.1.2.7. If so designated the County and the
FDOT, the County and the FDOT shall develop a
program that addresses how to eliminate the
backlog or constraining circumstances associated
with the particular roadway or roadway segment.
Policy 2.1.3.1
No change necessary.
Policy 2.1.3
Policy met
Policy 2.1.3.1: Prohibit encroachment of
development and required setbacks into
established present and future rights-of-way and,
within the law, require dedication of right-of-way
through development orders issued by the
County.
OBJECTIVE 2.1.3: St. Lucie
County shall maintain a
thoroughfare right-of-way
protection plan for the major
roadway network based upon
the Transportation Element
and the Future Land Use
Element of this plan.
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Policy 2.1.3.2
No change necessary.
Current Conditions
Policy 2.1.3.2
Policy met.
Measurable Target
Policy 2.1.3.2: Review all proposed development
plans for impact on the future land use plan and
assess the capacity needs of each project as it
relates to the thoroughfare right-of-way protection
plan by requiring a traffic impact analysis, as
further described in the County's Land
Development Regulations with proposed
development applications.
Goal & Objectives
Policy 2.1.3.3:
No change necessary.
Policy 2.1.3.3
Policy met.
Policy 2.1.3.3: The minimum right-of-way
standards shall be used by the County in
implementing the thoroughfare right-of-way
protection plan described in Objective 2.1.3, and
as generally depicted on Figure 2-8:
Policy 2.1.3.4:
No change necessary.
Include a revised Right-of-
way Protection Map (Figure
2-8).
Policy 2.1.3.4
Policy met.
Policy 2.1.3.4: Roadways and roadway corridors
shown on the thoroughfare right-of-way protection
plan, excluding those that are part of the Florida
Intrastate Highway System (FIHS), that are
outside of the urban service area of the County
shall not be widen or constructed until it is
demonstrated to the County that the roadway
construction is required to meet the development
impacts of the area. Nothing in this Policy shall be
construed or otherwise interpreted as to restrict or
limit the ability of the County, the State or other
lawful entity, to perform routine maintenance,
rehabilitation or safety improvements to any
roadways or roadway corridor located outside of
the urban service area.
Policy 2.1.3.5:
No change necessary.
Policy 2.1.3.5:
St. Lucie County staff is
currently in process of
reviewing the right-of-way
protection map for
consistency with the long
Policy 2.1.3.5: Review Bi-Annually the status of
the thoroughfare right-of-way protection plan and
submit any changes to that plan as necessary to
address the mobility needs of the community.
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Comments
Current Conditions
range transportation plan and
short range corridor plans
within the County
Measurable Target
no
ESTABLISH AN INTEGRATED TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM CONSISTENT WITH FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF THE COUNTY.
Objective
change.
Policy 2.2.1.1:
No change necessary.
ires
requ
Policy 2.2.1.1
Policy met LDC has
provisions for site plan
review.
Policy 2.2.1.1: Include, within the Land
Development Regulations, provisions for requiring
an adequate number of motorized and bicycle
on-site parking spaces for each new site
development and provide for safe and efficient
movement of vehicles and pedestrians within the
site in conjunction with plan review and permitting.
Policy 2.2.1.2
No change necessary.
Policy 2.2.1.2:
Policy met LOR has
provisions for site plan review
for internal traffic Circulation
Policy 2.2.1.2: Review on-site traffic flow to assure
adequate circulation for motorized and
non-motorized vehicles and pedestrians is
provided. Require signage and roadway
specifications that conform to the County's
adopted standards.
OBJECTIVE 2.2.1: Coordinate
the transportation system with
the future land use map or
map series and ensure that
existing and proposed
population densities, housing
and employment patterns, and
land uses are consistent with
the transportation modes and
services proposed to serve
these areas.
GOAL 2.2
Policy 2.2.1.3
Update the policy
3
Policy 2.2.1
Policy met.
Policy 2.2.1.3: The County shall, by January 2002,
review its off-street parking standards to
determine what modifications, if any, may be
made to those standards that would effectively
encourage the use of alternative transportation
modes.
Policy 2.2.1.4
Consider revising policy to
schedule development of
TOD guidelines and to
coordinate land uses and
densities with TOD and
TDP.
Policy 2.2.14
The County may want to work
with FDOT on the guidelines
for Transit Oriented
Development (TOD). These
would support transit and
pedestrian friendly design
and encourages reduced
parking standards.
Policy 2.2.1.4: The County shall, within its land
development regulations, include incentives to
encourage the use of reduced parking standards
in areas of the County designated for Mixed and
Planned Unit developments.
Policy 2.2.1.5: The County shall, by July 2002,
consider the adoption of specific transportation
demand management Er~ams to modify peak
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Policy 2.2.1.5:
Revise policy to schedule
adoption of TDM measures.
Conditions
Policy 2.2.1.5:
The County needs to adopt
TDM measures to reduce
traffic congestion and
improve the level of service
Current
Measurable Target
hour travel demand, reduce the number of vehicle
miles traveled per capita within the community
and region and improve overall system efficiency
and enhance safety. These programs and
strategies shall be developed In coordination with
the Florida Department of Transportation and the
St. Lucie Metropolitan Planning Organization
(MPO).
Add a policy to incorporate
guidelines for Transit
Oriented Development
(TOD) and include
provisions in LDC for TOD
standards.
Policy 2.2.2.1:
Revise and update the
policy according to the
2035 RLRTP to be adopted
in 2010.
GOAL 2.3 TO DEVELOP A SAFE BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM ACCESSIBLE TO ALL MAJOR PUBLIC AND
PRIVATE FACILITIES.
Policy 2.2.1.6:
No change necessary.
.6
Policy 2.2.1
Policy met.
Policy 2.2.2.1:
St. Lucie County has adopted
2030 RLRTP.
Policy 2.2.1.6: The County shall, by July 2002,
consider the adoption of specific numerical
indicators against which the achievement of the
mobility goals of the community can be measured,
such as modal split, annual transit trips per capita,
automobile occupancy rates. These numerical
indicators shall be used in prioritizing the annual
MPO project priority rankings.
Policy 2.2.2.1: Revise the transportation element
as appropriate upon the completion of the current
St. Lucie Urban Area 2025 transportation study,
and any subsequent updates to that plan.
OBJECTIVE 2.2.2: The long
range transportation needs
plan shall be updated on a
regular basis.
Objective requires no
change.
Policy 2.3.1.1:
Revise the policy to
incorporate the
recommendations from the
SLC Bicycle Pedestrian,
Greenways & Trails study
Policy 2.3.1.1'
Policy met. The S1. Lucie
TPO has completed a Bicycle
and Pedestrian System
Analysis Study to improve the
existing bicycle and
pedestrian plan and adopted
Policy 2.3.1.1: The County shall, by December
2004, have approved a bicycle and pedestrian
transportation plan for all of St. Lucie County.
Policy 2.3.1.2: The bicycle and pedestrian
transportation plan for St. Lucie County shall
include, and address the need for, the integration
of both countywide and regional/statewide
greenway and trail networks into the overall
bicycle and pedestrian plan.
OBJECTIVE 2.3.1: The bicycle
and pedestrian transportation
system needs for St. Lucie
County shall be identified
through the development of a
long range master plan that
shall be updated on a regular
basis.
Policy 2.3.1.2
No change necessary.
.2
Policy 2.3.1
Policy met.
no
requires
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Objective
Policy 2.3.2
Land
the
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nclude
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Transportation Element
Goal & Objectives
Comments
change.
Policy 2.3.2.1:
No change necessary.
Conditions
Policy met. LDC has
provisions for pedestrians
and bicyclists.
Current
criteria and
the needs of
Measurable Target
Development Regulations, design
standards to be used in addressing
bicyclists and pedestrians
Policy 2.3.2.2
Consider revising policy as
follows In coordination with
the St. Lucie TPO, establish
an advisory committee that
provides input and
recommendations on the
implementation and
updates of a coordinated
bicycle and pedestrian
transportation plan.
Policy 2.3.2.2
Policy met.
Policy 2.3.2.2: In coordination with the St. Lucie
MPO, establish a standing advisory committee
that provides input and recommendations on the
development of a coordinated bicycle and
pedestrian transportation plan. The plan should
provide access to major public and private
facilities including parks, schools, beach accesses
and major shopping facilities.
The transportation system
shal be improved to
appropriately accommodate
bicycle and pedestrian
roadway design and facility
requirements.
Policy 2.3.2.3.
Policy met. St. Lucie MPO
has completed a Bicycle and
Pedestrian System Analysis
Study.
Policy 2.3.2.3: The County shall maintain an
inventory all significant streets within the MPO
area, with particular attention given to hazards,
bottlenecks, and barriers to bicyclists.
Policy 2.3.2.4
Policy met.
Policy 2.3.2.4: The County shall, by July 2002,
develop a bicycle and pedestrian accident
recording program to identify road segments and
intersections having frequent bicycle and
pedestrian-related accidents.
Policy 2.3.2.3
Include the
recommendations from the
Bicycle and Pedestrian
System Analysis Study into
the Transportation Element.
Policy 2.3.2.5:
Policy met. LDR has
provisions.
Policy 2.3.2.5: Include within the Land
Development regulations a requirement that all
new development provide bicycle facilities and/or
sidewalks along all major collector and arterial
roadways within and adjacent to the proposed
development project.
Policy 2.3.2.4
No change necessary.
Policy 2.3.2.5
No change necessary.
Revise the policy to include
Policy 2.3.2.6
Policy met.
Policy 2.3.2.6: Coordinate bicycle planning
activities with other agencies associated with
bicycle planning activities in Okeechobee, Martin
and Indian River Counties.
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the sidewalks on all internal
roadways along with major
roadways.
Conditions
.7
Policy 2.3.1
Policy met.
Current
Measurable Target
Policy 2.3.1.7 Motorized and non-motorized
transportation needs shall be identified and
addressed and met for each new development
approval.
Policy 2.3.2.6:
No change necessary.
Policy 2.3.1.7:
No change necessary.
Policy 2.3.1.8:
Revise policy to show
continuous implementation
of LDC.
8
Policy 2.3.1
Policy met.
Policy 2.3.1.8: By January 1, 2002, the County
shall consider and implement the necessary land
development code amendments to require that all
new land development activities include dedicated
bicycle and pedestrian facilities on internal arterial
and collector roadways. Pedestrian facilities shall
be required along all local streets as necessary to
support the intensity and density of development.
Objective
change.
Policy 2.3.3.1:
Consider revising policy to
schedule completion of
missing sidewalks and
providing the safe routes to
schools
no
res
requ
Policy 2.3.3.1:
The County needs to
continue working on missing
sidewalks and safe routes to
school.
Policy 2.3.3.1: Establish bicycle and pedestrian
facilities in accordance with AASHTO guidelines
around schools, with emphasis placed upon the
area encompassing schools that are not serviced
by the school bus system. Prioritization for the
development of these facilities will be determined
by the Board of County Commissioners and shall
be based on the St. Lucie MPO Bicycle and
Pedestrian Plan.
OBJECTIVE 2.3.3: A bicycle
transportation system shall be
developed into a network
connecting all major travel
destinations to population
concentrations.
no
towards
requires
work
Objective
change.
Policy 2.3.4.1
Continue to
this policy.
Policy 2.3.4.1:
Policy partially met.
Policy 2.3.4.1: Provide, in association with all new
road construction in the urban area, sidewalks
along all arterials and collectors identified in the
Comprehensive Plan. Pedestrian facilities shall be
required along all local streets as necessary to
support the intensity and density of development.
OBJECTIVE 2.3.4:
A usable pedestrian
circulation system shall be
developed.
Policy 2.3.4.2
Continue to work towards
the policy and
Policy 2.3.4.2:
The County is working
towards improvinQ its
Policy 2.3.4.2 Provide additional sidewalks,
where necessary, to connect or complete either
existing or proposed sidewalks in a manner that
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Comments
implementation of St. Lucie
TPO Bicycle and
Pedestrian Plan.
Current Conditions
sidewalk system
circulation
pedestrian
Measurable Target
complete
a
provides
system
no
GOAL 2.4: COORDINATE TRANSPORTATION-RELATED ISSUES WITH THE PLANS AND PROGRAMS OF THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION, THE TREASURE COAST REGIONAL PLANNING COUNCIL, THE ST. LUCIE METROPOLITAN PLANNING
ORGANIZATION, FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, THE HUTCHINSON ISLAND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN,
ADJACENT MUNICIPALITIES, ADJACENT COUNTIES, AND OTHER PRIVATE TRANSPORTATION-RELATED AGENCIES.
OBJECTIVE 2.4.1: Common Policy 2.4.1.1: Review the existing Transportation Policy 2.4.1.1: Objective requires
transportation goals, Goals, Objectives, and Policies of other agencies Policy met. change.
objectives, and policies shall when revising or altering Goals, Objectives, and Policy 2.4.1.1:
be shared on an on-going Policies for St. Lucie County. No change necessary
basis with the
transportation-related
agencies listed in Goal 2.4,
where common interests are
involved.
no
no
OBJECTIVE 2.4.2: The County Policy 2.4.2.1 The County shall maintain a
shall communicate with the mailing list to ensure that all interested agencies
agencies listed in Goal 2.4 listed above are informed of transportation related
regarding transportation activities and improvements via copies of
activities and planned correspondence.
improvements which may
have impacts within their Policy 2.4.2.2: As a part of the Capital
respective jurisdiction and Improvements Element update process, annually
request comments as review transportation improvements planned for
applicable. St. Lucie County indicating the agency
responsible for the improvement and the
estimated date of com letion.
GOAL 2.5: PROVIDE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION FOR THE TRANSPORTATION DISADVANTAGED POPULATION OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY IN
A SAFE AND CONVENIENT MANNER.
OBJECTIVE 2.5.1: Address the Policy 2.5.1.2: St. Lucie County shall, by July
provision of efficient public 2002, in cooperation with the St. Lucie MPO, and
transit services based upon other appropriate agencies, analyze the
existina and proposed major recommendations of the St. Lucie MPO's Transit
Objective
change.
Policy 2.4.2.1
No change necessary.
Policy 2.4.2.2
No change necessary.
Objective
change.
Policy 2.4.2.2
No chang_e necessary.
res
requires
requ
Policy 2.4.2
Policy met.
Policy 2.4.2.2
Policy met.
Policy 2.5.1.2:
Policy met.
Currently, the County has
four fixed route bus services
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Current Conditions
Measurable Target
Development Plan (TDP), to determine the future
system needs, transit right-of-way needs, level of
service standards and the capital expenses
necessary for the implementation of a fixed route
transit system for the area based on the
community's future land use designations and
projected population characteristics.
Transportation Element
trip generators and atlractors,
safe and convenient public
transit terminals, land uses
and accommodation of the
special needs of the
transportation disadvantaged
in St. Lucie County.
Goal & Objectives
towards
work
Policy 2.5.1.3
Continue to
the policy.
.3
Policy 2.5.1
Policy met.
Policy 2.5.1.3: Assist the local coordinated
community provider in seeking additional state
and federal assistance funds in order to provide
additional services.
towards
Policy 2.5.1.4:
Continue to work
the policy.
.4
Policy 2.5.1
Policy met.
Policy 2.5.1.4: Assist the Community
Transportation Coordinator in seeking additional
state and federal assistance funds in order to add
vans or other vehicles to handle work trips for the
transportation disadvantaged as demand
increases.
Policy 2.5.1.5:
No change necessary.
.5
Policy 2.5.1
Policy met.
Policy 2.5.1.5: Promote the availability of
transportation to all transportation disadvantaged,
throughout St. Lucie County through sound
marketing and public information efforts.
no
Objective
change.
Policy 2.5.2.1:
No change necessary.
ires
requ
Policy 2.5.2
Policy met.
Policy 2.5.2.1: Maintain a mailing list of the
agencies enumerated in Goal 2.5.2 to convey
information on existing affairs and plans for future
activities.
OBJECTIVE
coordination
communication among
agencies involved in providing
transportation to the
transportation disadvantaged
including Florida Department
of Transportation, St. Lucie
Metropolitan Planning
Organization, Lucie
Maintain
and
2.5.2
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Current Conditions
Measurable Target
Transportation Element
Goal & Objectives
County, Fort Pierce, St. Lucie
Village and Port St. Lucie.
Objective
change
Policy 2.6.1.1
Update the objective to
provide for implementation
of the study
no
res
requ
GOAL 2.6 INCORPORATE THE POTENTIAL FOR MASS TRANSIT INTO LONG RANGE TRANSPORTATION NEEDS.
OBJECTIVE 2.6.1: Monitor and Policy 2.6.1.1 Support the results of the Policy 2.6.1.1
evaluate the demand for a monitoring and evaluation of transit demand Policy met.
community-wide mass transit through transit-incentive policy
system through the
completion of a Transit
Feasibilityl Development
Study by August 2001 and
update this study as required.
Policy 2.6.1.2
Revise the policy to focus
on the coordination efforts
among neighboring
counties towards regional
transit goals
Policy 2.6.1.2:
St. Lucie, Indian River, and
Martin Counties developed a
2030 regional long range plan
and emphasized on the
regional transit needs.
Policy 2.6.1.2: Coordinate with Martin and Indian
River Counties, any transit needs evaluation to
determine if a regional transit network would be
more cost effective and service the overall
community more efficiently than separate transit
systems within each local jurisdiction.
Policy 2.6.1.3
No change necessary.
3
Policy 2.6.1
Policy met.
Policy 2.6.1.3: Encourage the local Community
Transportation Coordinator to expand paratransit
services to meet the service needs of the
transportation disadvantaged residents of St.
Lucie County.
Policy 2.6.1.4
Consider consolidating
policies 2.6.1.4, 2.6.1.5
2.6.1.6 and 2.6.1.7.
Policy 2.6.1.4
Policy met.
Policy 2.6.1.4: By December 2002, in coordination
with Community Transit or its successor agency,
identify and develop opportunities for private
sector participation in funding both the
coordinated transportation system and public
transportation services.
Policy 2.6.1.5
Consider consolidating
policies 2.6.1.4, 2.6.1.5
2.6.1.6 and 2.6.1.7.
5
Policy 2.6.1
Policy met.
Policy 2.6.1.5: By December 2002, in coordination
with Community Transit or its successor agency,
identify ways in which to stimulate the use of
private funds and services in meeting the need for
transportation disadvantaged and public
transportation services.
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Comments
Policy 2.6.1.6
Consider consolidating
policies 2.6.1.4, 2.6.1.5
2.6.1.6 and 2.6.1.7.
itions
Current Cond
.6
Policy 2.6.1
Policy met.
Measurable Target
Policy 2.6.1.6: By December 2002, in coordination
with Community Transit or its successor agency,
identify and develop opportunities for
establishment or coordination of privately
sponsored transportation services in meeting
transportation disadvantaged and public
transportation needs.
Policy 2.6.1.7
Consider consolidating
policies 2.6.1.4, 2.6.1.5
2.6.1.6 and 2.6.1.7.
7
Policy 2.6.1
Policy met.
Policy 2.6.1.7: By December 2002. in coordination
with Community Transit or its successor agency,
search for and identify any realistic public/private
partnerships in the provision of transportation
disadvantaged services and public transportation
services.
Policy 2.6.1.8:
Add a new policy to
improve existing fixed-route
bus services. Update
program name
to
bus
Add a new policy
improve amenities at
stops.
Policy 2.6.1
St. Lucie
decorative
bus stops.
The Work and Gain
Economic Self-Sufficiency
(WAGES) and the Welfare-to-
Work (WtW) are now called
Workforce Development of
the Treasure Coast and
Workforce Florida, Inc. (WFI)
respectivel y.
installed
on the
.8:
County
benches
Policy 2.6.1.8: By December 2002, in coordination
with Community Transit or its successor agency,
search for and identify any realistic opportunities
for the establishment of public transportation
services to serve participants in the State of
Florida's Work and Gain Economic Self-
Sufficiency (WAGES) and the U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services Welfare-to-Work
(WtW) or successor welfare reform efforts.
Objective
change.
Policy 2.6.2.1:
Revise policy to review
future development plans
for compatibility with transit
plans in 2030 LRTP.
no
requires
Policy 2.6.2.1:
2030 LRTP identifies the
areas for future transit
development, and areas that
have potential for transit
hubs.
Policy 2.6.2.1: As part of the Development Review
process, review all future development plans for
compatibility with transit and identify those areas
which have a high probability for being served by
transit.
OBJECTIVE 2.6.2: Provide, for
the protection of future mass
transit, rights-of-way and
exclusive mass transit
corridors.
Adopted
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MPO
the
with
4-50
coordination
In
2.6.2.2
Policy
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Comments
Policy 2.6.2.2
No change necessary
Conditions
Policy 2.6.2.2
Policy met.
Current
Measurable Target
explore in which cases and what types of
incentives could be provided to encourage the use
of high occupancy vehicles and alternative modes
of transportation during the planning of
transportation system improvements.
Transportation Element
Goal & Objectives
Policy 2.6.2.3
Revise policy for
implementation of park and
ride study
recommendations
Policy 2.6.2.3
St. Lucie recently has done a
park and ride study.
Policy 2.6.2.3: Analyze the need and locations for
HOV lanes and park and ride lots, including
right-of-way considerations for all new major
arterials and limited access roads to be
constructed based on future land uses, projected
population distribution and the potential impact of
such facilities on the transportation network.
show
to
Policy 2.6.2.4:
Revise policy
continuous action
Policy 2.6.2.4
Policy met.
Policy 2.6.2.4: By January 1, 2003, the County will
designate and provide protection for future public
transportation corridors. These public
transportation corridors shall be based upon the
most recent Transit Development Plan (TDP) as
approved by the St. Lucie Metropolitan
Organization.
to
Policy 2.6.2.5
Update the policy
continuous coordination
Policy 2.6.2.5
Policy met.
Policy 2.6.2.5: By January 1, 2003, St. Lucie
County will consider a coordinated and consistent
policy with the Future Land Use Element to
encourage the concentration of land uses,
including major generators and attractors such as
shopping malls, in order to promote the use of
public transportation along designated future
public transportation corridors.
Policy 2.6.2.6
Update the policy
Policy 2.6.2.6:
Policy met. Also, LDC has
guidelines for the adoption of
the Towns, Villages, and the
Countryside Element requires
the provision of access and
Policy 2.6.2.6: By January 1, 2003, St. Lucie
County will establish land use, site and building
design guidelines for development in future public
transportation corridors to assure the accessibility
of that new development to public transportation.
The safe and convenient location of future public
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public
serve the
availability for
transportation to
development area
Measurable Target
transportation terminals, such as bus stops, with
appropriate bicycle/pedestrian connections, will be
incorporated into these guidelines.
Transportation Element
Goal & Objectives
Objective
change.
Policy 2.6.3.1:
Continue to work with
regional transit authorities
towards the establishment
of passenger rail service.
no
requires
Policy 2.6.3.1:
The need for passenger rail is
also identified in 2030
RLRTP.
Policy 2.6.3.1: St. Lucie County shall support the
reestablishment of regularly scheduled passenger
rail service along the east coast of Florida.
OBJECTIVE 2.6.3: St. Lucie
County shall support efforts to
extend passenger rail service
to St. Lucie County.
Policy 2.6.3.2: St. Lucie County shall support the
establishment of rail stations in Ft. Pierce, Port St.
Lucie and/or within the County's Urban Service
Area.
GOAL 2.7 IT IS THE GOAL OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY TO PROVIDE AIRPORT FACILITIES THAT ARE ADEQUATE TO MEET PRESENT AND
FUTURE DEMANDS TO OPERATE GENERAL AVIATION FACILITIES IN A SAFE AND EFFICIENT MANNER WHICH WILL MAXIMIZE EASE
OF MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE AND GOODS, AND TO MINIMIZE CONFLICTS WITH ADJACENT LAND USES AND ADVERSE
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS.
OBJECTIVE 2.7.1: By July
2002 St. Lucie County shall
prepare and adopt an Update
of the existing Airport Master
Plan which will include
specific recommendations for
airport operation and
development.
Objective to show
continuous implementation
Policy 2.7.1.1:
Revise show continuous
implementation of plan.
was
plan
Policy 2.7.1.1:
The Airport master
updated in 2002.
Policy 2.7.1.1: The Master Plan shall guide the
County in the development of a state-of-the-art
facility serving general aviation and the air
transportation needs of the community, consistent
with the approved Business Plan for the St. Lucie
County International Airport (SLCIA).
Policy 2.7.1.2
Consider revising according
to recommendations in
Master Plan.
.2
Policy 2.7.1
Policy met.
Policy 2.7.1.2: The Master Plan shall thoroughly
review the scope of proposed airport
development, as described in the approved
Business Plan for the St. Lucie County
International Airport in order to minimize
environmental impacts, mitigation requirements
and contain significant noise impacts within the
airports boundaries.
Policy 2.7.1.3:
Consider revising according
to recommendations in
3
Policy 2.7.1
Policy met
Policy 2.7.1.3: The Master Plan shall recognize
the fundamental industrial/commercial nature of
the airport; allow for appropriate recreational uses
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Master Plan.
Policy 2.7.1.4
No change necessary.
Policy 2.7.1.5:
No change necessary.
Policy 2.7.1.6:
No change necessary.
Policy 2.7.1.7:
No change necessary.
Policy 2.7.1.8:
No change necessary.
Adopted
October 28. 2008
Transportation Element
Goal & Objectives
Conditions
Policy met
Current
Measurable Target
on the airport property that do not conflict with
airport operations or safety issues and provide for
adequate buffering/ mitigation of those
surrounding uses that could be adversely affected
through the development of St. Lucie County
International Airport.
4
Policy 2.7.1
Policy met
Policy 2.7.1.4: All aviation master plans and
related development activities shall be consistent
with the St. Lucie County Comprehensive Plan
and applicable regional, state and federal plans.
5
Policy 2.7.1
Policy met.
Policy 2.7.1.5: The St. Lucie County International
Airport shall be developed and operated in
conformance with all applicable local. state and
federal regulations.
6
Policy 2.7.1
Policy met.
Policy 2.7.1.6: St. Lucie County shall work to
assure that the surface transportation needs of
the St. Lucie County International Airport are
considered in and are consistent with the goals,
objectives and policies in the St. Lucie County
Comprehensive Plan.
.7
Policy 2.7.1
Policy met.
Policy 2.7.1.7: The Master Plan for the St. Lucie
County International Airport shall be updated
every five years to evaluate concurrency of actual
airport development with the Master Plan and to
determine future development concurrent with
plans of the Florida Department of Transportation
(FDOT), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA),
Florida Aviation System and any other plans
prepared pursuant to Chapter 380 F.S.
8
Policy 2.7.1
Policy Met
Policy 2.7.1.8: The need for expansion shall be
monitored on a periodic basis to meet the general
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aviation needs of the community.
Transportation Element
Goal & Objectives
no
requires
Policy 2.7.2.1 :
No change necessary.
Objective
change
Policy 2,7.2
Policy met.
Policy 2.7,2.1: The St. Lucie County
Comprehensive Plan, Future Land Use Element
shall delineate all existing airport locations and
ensure that all adjacent areas are restricted to
airport compatible land uses. The type and
intensity of the adjacent land uses shall be
determined based on the classification of the
airport.
OBJECTIVE 2.7.2: All aviation
facilities and related airport
activity shall be located in
areas that will not impede the
safe and efficient operation of
aviation services and service
facilities.
Airport compatible land uses are those uses
which, based on the size and use of the particular
airport, can coexist without major negative
impacts to either the particular land use or the
airport itself. In the case of fly in type residential
subdivisions, these uses would include residential
homes. In the case of larger, more developed
airports, these uses should be non-residential and
be of a type and nature that should rely on a
location adjacent to the airport for a portion of
their business or be of a type and nature that
would not be negatively affected by the airport
operations. In no case should uses which violate
any portion of Section 4.00.00 of the St. Lucie
County Land Development Code be considered
airport compatible.
Policy 2.7.2.2
No change necessary.
Policy 2.7.2.2:
Policy met.
In 2006, County received
FAA approval of 150 Noise
Study.
Policy 2.722: St Lucie County shall make every
effort to purchase aviation easements, acquire
land and residences and require compatible land
uses in areas consistent with the high-noise areas
as delineated in the FAR Part 150 Study for St
Lucie County International Airport.
Policy 2.7,2.3:
No change necessary.
Policy 2.7.2.3
Policy met.
Policy 2.7.2.3: St. Lucie County shall follow
existing and projected noise levels as delineated
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in the FAR Part 150 Study completed for the St.
Lucie County International Airport when
considering requests for zoning changes and
building permits for new construction or major
reconstruction and prohibit construction of noise
sensitive structures within the 65 Ldn contour of
the airport.
Policy 2.7.2.4
No change necessary
Policy 2.7.2.4
Policy met.
Policy 2.7.2.4: St. Lucie County shall continue to
maintain and enforce the adopted height
restriction ordinance consistent with height
restrictions as outlined the FAR Part 77 Study for
applicable areas adjacent to the St. Lucie County
International Airport. St. Lucie County shall follow
this ordinance when considering requests for
building permits for new construction or major
reconstruction and prohibit construction of
structures in violation of the height restrictions
Policy 2.7.2.5
No change necessary.
Policy 2.7.2.5
Policy met.
Policy 2.7.2.5: St. Lucie County shall review
proposed development within and surrounding
the airport for compliance with the St. Lucie
County International Airport Master Plan and the
County's Comprehensive Plan.
Policy 2.7.2.6
No change necessary
Policy 2.7.2.6
Policy met.
Policy 2.7.2.6: St. Lucie County shall continue to
maintain and enforce, as part of its Land
Development Regulations, an airport overlay
zoning district which will more clearly delineate
restricted land uses within the airport approach
paths.
no
requires
Objective
change.
Policy 2.7.3
Policy 2.7.3.1:
Policy met.
The Airport Department
the airport's
an on going
addresses
Policy 2.7.3.1: Improve and maintain
image with the establishment of
improvement program that
Transportation Element
Goal & Objectives
OBJECTIVE 2.7.3: The County
shall strive to generate full use
of all County owned airport
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Comments
No change necessary.
Current Conditions
developed the Disadvantaged
Business Enterprise Plan for
2006 and 2007.
Measurable Target
identification and directional signs, perimeter and
interior/ facility landscaping, facility rehabilitation,
and general clean up.
property for commercial
and/or industrial use except
on environmentally sensitive
or buffer lands.
Policy 2.7.3.2:
No change necessary.
Policy 2.7.3.2
Policy met.
Policy 2.7.3.2: The County shall encourage the
use of non-aviation related lands or those lands
identified as incompatible for commercial or
industrial use at the airport for appropriate
recreation and related public use consistent with
federal and state safety/security regulations
regarding airports.
Policy 2.7.3.3:
Revise to show continuous
im plementation.
Policy 2.7.3.3
Policy met.
Policy 2.7.3.3: By July 1, 2002, and then every
two years thereafter, review, revise and update as
necessary the business plan for the St. Lucie
County International Airport. This plan shall
include a general marketing plan that will be
designed to attract new and retain existing
businesses at the airport.
no
Objective
change.
Policy 2.7.4.1:
No change necessary.
requires
Policy 2.7,4
Policy met.
Policy 2.7.4.1: To the maximum extent feasible,
aviation facilities or airport related activities shall
not be located in areas which would result in
alteration, degradation or destruction of wetlands,
coastal scrub habitat, the historic coastal ridge or
other unique or special habitat protected by the
State agencies such as the Florida Department of
Environmental Protection (DEP), South Florida
Water Management District SFWMD), and Florida
Fish and Wildlife Commission.
OBJECTIVE 2.7.4: All aviation
facilities and related airport
activities shall be located in
areas which minimize adverse
impacts on the environment.
Policy 2.7.4.2:
No change necessary.
Policy 2.7.4.2
Policy met.
Policy 2.7.4.2: In the event that, any wetland,
coastal scrub habitat the historic coastal ridge or
other unique or special habitat is degraded or
destroyed, St. Lucie County shall ensure that
mitigation will occur on the airport property to the
maximum extent technically feasible through the
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Policy 2.7.4.3
No change necessary.
Policy 2.7.4.4:
No change necessary.
Objective requires no
change.
Policy 2.7.5.1:
No change necessary.
Policy 2.7.6.1:
No change necessary.
Policy 2.7.6.2:
No change necessary.
Adopted
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Transportation Element
Goal & Objectives
Conditions
Current
Measurable Target
restoration of degraded habitat or enhancement of
functions and values provided by existing habitat
consistent with requirements of State agencies
such as Florida Department of Environmental
Protection (FDEP), South Florida Water
Management District (SFWMD), and Florida Fish
and Wildlife Commission.
Policy 2.7.4.3
Policy met.
post development run-off shall
consistent with SFWMD
Policy 2.7.4.3: AI
be managed
requirements.
Policy 2.7.4.4
Policy met.
Policy 2.7.4.4: All aviation related activities shal
be in compliance with the ambient Air Quality
Standards set forth by the DEP.
Policy 2.7.5
Policy met.
Policy 2.7.5.1: Development at the airport
including aviation, commercial, and industrial shall
be consistent with all St. Lucie County codes and
regulations.
OBJECTIVE 2.7.5: All future
development of the St. Lucie
County Airport and related
aviation facilities shall be
consistent with all elements of
this Comprehensive Plan.
Policy 2.7.6
Policy met.
Policy 2.7.6.1: All access routes to the St. Lucie
County International Airport will be integrated with
all other modes of surface transportation so that
levels of service, as provided elsewhere in this
plan, are maintained
Policy 2.7.6.2
Policy met.
Policy 2.7.6.2: The County will coordinate
intermodal management of surface and water
transportation through the St. Lucie Metropolitan
Planning Organization (MPO) to ensure the safe
and efficient movement of goods and services
while maintaining levels of service as provided
elsewhere in this plan.
OBJECTIVE 2.7.6: Surface
transportation to the St. Lucie
County International Airport
shall be coordinated with the
traffic circulation system
identified in the Transportation
Element of the St. Lucie
County Comprehensive Plan
so that levels of service are
maintained.
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GOAL 2.8 BY OCTOBER 1, 2001, ST. LUCIE COUNTY SHALL DEVELOP A NEW
REPLACE THE EXISTING 1989 PORT MASTER PLAN.
OBJECTIVE 2.8.1: Develop the Policy 2.8.1.1: The Port Master Plan shall address
Port Master Plan consistent the environmental conditions of the Indian River
with Chapter 163....(2)(a-k), Lagoon and its interaction with existing and
Florida Statutes taking into proposed port activities.
consideration the existing and
proposed development plans
for the Port area including the
1996 Port of Fort Pierce
Charrette report.
Current Conditions :1 Comments
PORT MASTER PLAN FOR THE PORT OF FT. PIERCE TO
Measurable Target
Transportation Element
Goal & Objectives
Revise objective to show
continuous implementation
of Port Master Plan.
Plan was
The Port Master
revised in 2002.
Policy 2.8.1.1:
No change necessary.
Policy 2.8.1.2:
No change necessary.
2
Policy 2.8.1
Policy met.
Policy 2.8.1
Policy met.
Policy 2.8.1.2: The Port Master Plan shall address
all aspects of port management and operation
including safety and security of commercial,
industrial, recreational, and environmental
activities.
Policy 2.8.1.3
No change necessary.
3
Policy 2.8.1
Policy met.
Policy 2.8.1.3: Coordinate with the City of Fort
Pierce to ensure consistency with the City's
Comprehensive Plan including the Port Sub
Element and Coastal Management Element.
Policy 2.8.1.4:
No change necessary.
A
Policy 2.8.1
Policy met.
Coordinate with the St. Lucie County
other appropriate local, state, and
agencies to ensure adequate intermodal
access and adequacy of public facilities and
infrastructure.
Policy 2.8.4
MPO and
federal
Policy 2.8.1.5:
No change necessary.
Policy 2.8.1.5:
The port is located within the
City of Fort Pierce
Community Redevelopment
Area (CRA), and funding
mechanism is available
through CRA. The County
has acquired assistance and
grant funding through outside
agencies including the Florida
Ports Council. the Florida
DeQartment of Environmental
Policy 2.8.1.5: Develop funding mechanisms to
implement the Port Master Plan such as a Tax
Increment Financing District, Community
Development Area, as well as exploring other
funding mechanisms such a grants.
Adopted
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Current
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Policy 2.8.1.6
No change necessary.
for
protection and the FOOT
infrastructure costs
6
Policy 2.8.1
Policy met
Policy 2.8.1.6: Throughout the development of the
Port Master Plan, ensure and encourage public
participation of all affected parties through a
formalized public participation process
Policy 2.8.1.7
No change necessary.
Adopted
October 28. 2008
Policy 2.81.7
Goals, Objectives and
Policies in the Port Sub
Element were adopted in
2002
Policy 2.8.1.7: Upon the completion of the Port
Master Plan, make any appropriate amendments
to the St. Lucie County Comprehensive Plan.
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GOAL 5.1 TO PROVIDE GUIDANCE, BASED ON ACCEPTED PLANNING
CITIZENS THROUGH PUBLIC/PRIVATE COOPERATIVE ARRANGEMENTS.
Objective 5.1.1 The
County shall
accommodate a
minimum 8,775 new
single-family
dwelling units and a
minimum 1,622 new
multifamily dwelling
units by the year
2010 in the locations
shown on the Future
Land Use Map.
J Comments
FOR THE PROVISION OF HOUSING RESOURCES FOR ALL
Conditions
Objective 5.1.1 Objective
may need to be revised
based upon new population
projections and an updated
affordable housing analysis
Policy 5.1.1.1 Revise
policy's figures based on
TVC and housing trends
PRINCIPLES,
Policy 5.1.1.1 Policy may need to be revised
as a result of the adoption of the TVC Element
which sets aside 18,000 acres within the
urban service boundary in the north county.
Policy 5.1.1.1 To provide sufficient land to
meet the future housing needs, the Future
Land Use Map has designated 1,868 acres
to accommodate 9,340 new single-family
dwelling units and 754 acres to
accommodate a minimum of 6,786 new
multifamily dwelling units.
Policy 5.1.1.2 No change
necessary
Policy 5.1.1.2 Implemented in LDC Section
7.03. This is the breakdown of maximum
permitted DU/acres for PMUD:
. High Intensity = 15 du/ac
. Medium Intensity = 9 du/ac
. Low Intensity = 5 du/ac
Policy 5.1.1.2 The County shall continue to
permit high density residential development
in Planned Mixed Use Development
projects.
Objective 5.1.2 Objective
requires no change.
Policy 5.1.2.1 Consider
revising the acreage and
number of units based on
current economic forecast,
housing market trends, and
future land use
Policy 5.1.2.1 The Economic Development
program facilitated the Torrey Pines corporate
relocation that is expected to provide nearly
190 new jobs in the life sciences research
field.
Policy 5.1.2.1 In order to facilitate the
location of new commercial and industrial
enterprises especially high-tech industries,
the county shall designate 1,868 acres of
land to accommodate a minimum of 9,340
single-family dwellinJi units which will
Objective 5.1.2 In
order to facilitate the
development of
industries (industrial
and commercial)
providing numerous
positions, the County
shall encourage the
development of
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designations Also,
consider removing "single-
family" in order to
encourage a variety of
housing types.
Conditions
Current
new
of
Measurable Target (Policy)
relocation
the
encourage
businesses
Objective
housing conducive
to the attraction of
these new industries
and which have been
identified as a need
within St. Lucie
County.
Policy 5.1.2.2 Consider
removing "single-family" in
order to encourage a
variety of housing types.
2.2 Policy met.
Policy 5
Policy 5.1.2.2 The County shall encourage
the development of single-family residential
dwelling units to be located in the vicinity of
new industrial and commercial
development.
Objective 5.1.3 Remove
2003 deadline and
incorporate "shall continue
to provide" language
Florida Housing Coalition determined
affordable housing is not being built in the
County by the private sector to meet current
or future demand.
change
No
Policy 5.1.3.1
necessary.
provisions for
transferable
include
and
Policy 5.1.3.1 LDRs
density bonuses
development rights.
Policy 5.1.3.1 The County will continue to
review ordinances, codes, regulations and
the perm itting process for the purpose of
identifying excessive requirements, and
amending or adding other requirements in
order to maintain or increase private sector
participation in meeting the housing needs,
while continuing to insure the health
welfare and safety of the residents.
Objective 5.1.3 By
2003, the Land
Development
Regulations shall
clearly define
incentives to
facilitate public and
private sector
corporation
Policy 5.1.3.2 Consider
establishing an Ad Hoc
committee comprised of all
the entities that review new
developments that are
eligible for a priority review,
and analyze the current
expedited process. Review
how many permits were
processed in past year and
dollar value of the projects
Policy 5.1.3.2 County gives priority review to
proposed private sector housing
developments that include affordable housing
units.
.3.2 The County shall Continue to
incentives including fast track
to proposed housing
Policy 5.1
support
processing
developments
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Consider reduced
permitting fees on
affordable housing permits.
The committee would meet
once a year.
Current Conditions
Measurable Target (Policy)
Objective
No change
Policy 5.1.3.3
necessary.
Policy 5.1.3.3 Section V (Adequate Public
Facilities) includes provisions for
transportation concurrency for all residential
development, not just high density. It can be
inferred-although not specifically stated-
that concurrency in high density residential
development would include public transit
facilities.
Policy 5.1.3.3 The County shall incorporate
land development regulations which insure
that high density residential developments
incorporate accommodations within the
development for public transit facilities.
Policy 5.1.3.4 Remove
2003 deadline and replace
with "shall continue to
provide" language
Policy 5.1.3.4 TVC Ordinance: Outside a
Town or Village but still inside the USB using
the transferable development value assigned
to a parcel of land plus any TDR credits
acquired and/or any density bonuses that SLC
may provide for affordable housing workforce
housing or mixed uses. Additionally, the 2006
SLC Rural Land Stewardship Overlay Zone
LDRs include an affordable housing
component.
Policy 5.1.3.4 By December 31, 2003, the
Land Development Regulations shall
provide private sector and nonprofit
organizations incentives for the provision of
affordable housing, including density
bonuses
Objective 5.2.1 County staff
is currently drafting a report
on the existing affordable
housing conditions, with
corresponding
recommendations which
should be included for
consideration in the EAR-
based Amendments. As the
GOAL 5.2 TO PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE MIX OF SAFE AND SANITARY HOUSING WHICH MEETS THE NEEDS OF EXISTING AND FUTURE
ST. LUCIE COUNTY RESIDENTS.
Objective 5.2.1 By
2005, the County
shall, by using the
2000 Census,
analyze the housing
needs within the
Unincorporated
County of all income
groups and shall
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timeframe in the Objective
has passed, revise to a
future date or use generic
"shall continue to"
lanQuage
Conditions
Current
(Policy)
Measurable Target
Objective
amend the
Comprehensive Plan
accordingly.
Policy 5.2.1.1 As the
timeframe in the Policy has
passed, revise to a future
date or use generic "shall
continue to" language.
Revise or add new policies
based on findings in the
County's staff report on the
housing market status quo.
Objective 5.2.2 As the
timeframe in the Objective
has passed, revise to a
future date or use generic
"shall continue to"
languaQe.
Policy 5.2.1.1 Portions of the Housing
Element were updated in 2005 and
ordinances providing for the TVC and Rural
Land Stewardship Overlay District were
adopted in 2006.
Policy 5.2.1.1 By 2005, the County shall re-
examine the housing needs based on the
data from the 2000 Census and, as may be
necessary, amend the Comprehensive Plan
and the Land Development Code to
address those needs identified.
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change
change
No
Policy 5.2.2.2
necessary
Policy 5.2.2.2 Per HB 1375, the County
appointed a housing advisory committee to
provide input and to review further incentive
programs and other activities as appropriate.
Policy 5.2.2.2 Using the housing database,
the County will provide information,
technical assistance, and incentives to the
private sector and nonprofit organizations to
maintain a housing production capacity
sufficient to meet the required demand.
Objective 5.2.2 By
August 1, 2004, the
County shall
establish a housing
data base which
includes updated
information from the
2000 Census and
other sources about
the type, tenure, cost
and condition of
housing stock in St.
Lucie County.
No
Policy 5.2.2.1
necessary
of
status
monitors
County
Policy 5.2.2.1
housing market.
Policy 5.2.2.1 After the housing database is
established, the data shall be updated
annually to assure that reliable and current
data are available.
No change
Policy 5.2.3.3
necessary
Policy 5.2.3.3 LDR's do not restrict locations
of subsidized, low, or moderate income-based
housina.
Policy 5.2.2.3 The Land Development
Regulations shall not restrict the location of
publicly assisted or low and moderate
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Conditions
Current
single-family
Policy)
within
Measurable Target (
income based housing
neighborhoods.
Housing Element
Objective
Policy 5.2.2.4 The
importance of agriculture in
St. Lucie County is related
to the need for farmworker
housing. The number of
farmworkers in the County
should be revisited.
Policy 5.2.2.4 LDR Chapter 7 (Development
Design and Improvement Standards) section
10.08 is reserved for rural and farm worker
housing standards, but is currently blank. The
element cites the Shim berg Center for
Affordable Housing estimates for the need for
housing for over 8,000 migrant workers.
Policy 5.2.2.4 Rural and farm worker
housing locational criteria shall be reviewed
for incorporation into the Land Development
Regulations by August 1, 2003, according
to these general guidelines:
Rural and farm worker housing should
be located near collectors or arterials
leading to work sites, shopping and
social services;
A.
B. It is recognized that rural and farm
worker housing often will be dependent
on onsite sanitary sewer and potable
water supplies.
Objective 5.2.3 Objective
requires no change. The
County's budget for
condemnation is about
$50,000, which has meant
usually only a few homes a
year can be demolished,
but officials are hoping to
change that this year by
using part of a one-time
state community
development block grant for
demolition.
Objective 5.2.3 The
County will develop a
comprehensive
housing program to
address substandard
housing.
No change
Policy 5.2.3
necessary
Policy 5.2.3.1 Code Enforcement Division of
Public Works Department continually patrols
and monitors structures throughout the
County. According to County records, in 2005
there were 48 homes that were found unsafe
Policy 5.2.3.1 The County shall update and
maintain the survey, which locates and
assesses the substandard, dilapidated
housing units in the County.
Adopted
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Comments
Conditions
and suitable for demolition. That number has
been cut down in recent years, mostly by
owners either repairing or destroying homes
on their own, but troubled buildings still
remain.
Current
Measurable Target (Policy)
Objective
Policy 5.2.3.2 Revise policy
to encourage rehabilitation
as the preferred option
(rather than demolition).
whenever feasible.
Policy 5.2.3.2 Revise policy to encourage
rehabilitation as the preferred option (rather
than demolition), whenever feasible.
Substandard, dilapidated
be eliminated thorough
Policy 5.2.3.2
housing will
demolition or removal
change
No
Policy 5.2.3.3
necessary
works with
owners of
Policy 5.2.3.3 Code Enforcement
HOAs to provide mediation to
blighted properties.
Policy 5.2.3.3 The County will seek
partnerships with cooperative neighborhood
and civic groups to further the elimination of
substandard dilapidated housing
change
No
Policy 5.2.3.4
necessary
Policy 5.2.3.4 County uses the lowest bidding
demolition company to destroy homes that
have been approved for condemnation. A lien
for the cost of the demolition is placed against
the owner.
Policy 5.2.3.4 Demolition may be
undertaken by a public agency, or nonprofit
organization set up to meet the goals,
objectives and policies of this Element.
Objective 5.2.4 Update
Objective to continue to
maintain Task Force.
Objective 5.2.4 The Affordable, Attainable,
Workforce Housing Task Force formed in July
2005. House Bill 1375 provides that
membership in local affordable housing
advisory committee is increased from 9 to 11
members by adding a citizen who represents
essential service personnel as defined in a
local housing assistance plan. Local
governments that receive a minimum
allocation under the SHIP program may have
an advisory committee with fewer members.
Objective 5.2.4 By
August 1, 2001, the
County will establish
a Housing Task
Force, consisting of
public and private
sector
Policy 5.2.4.1 Revise policy
according to HB 1375.
Policy 5.2.4.1 HB 1375 requires an affordable
housing advisory committee be formed with
Policy 5.2.4.1 The Housing Task Force shall
include a member of the St. Lucie County
representatives.
This task force will
be assigned the task
of identifying the
housing needs of St.
Lucie County for the
existing and
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Conditions
specific representation of member categories.
It is recommended an Affordable Housing
Advisory Committee be formally created and
that it be tasked with meeting the
requirements of reviewing incentives and
regulatory reform as well as serve in the
capacity of advisor to the County Commission
and to take public input as part of its duties.
Current
Measurable Target (Policy)
School Board, and at least one low-income
housing representative, at least one building
contractor, at least one person with special
housing needs, at least one farm worker or
union representative, at least one
agricultural employer and at least one social
service professional.
St.
Housing Element
Objective
anticipated
populations of
Lucie County.
Policy 5.2.4.2 Revise policy
as needed and rename the
Housing Task Force to
Affordable Housing
Advisory Committee.
Policy 5.2.4.2 On 10/29/07 the Task Force
held a public workshop to discuss a series of
proposed affordable housing initiatives. Task
force now called the Affordable Housing
Advisory Committee.
Policy 5.2.4.2 The Housing Task Force will
assess housing needs, including affordable
housing, on a regular basis, research
issues, and recommend programs to the
Board of County Commissioners to meet
the housing needs of St. Lucie County
residents and annually prepare a report of
its findings.
Policy 5.2.4.3 Revise policy
to include specific actions
to increase supply of
affordable housing.
Policy 5.2.4.3 Proposed ordinance as
recommended by Task Force would require
new developments to set aside at least 15%
of their homes for affordable housing.
(Approved TVC set aside for affordable
housing is 8%.) The ordinance would also
provide incentives to developers including: (1)
affordable housing could be any type allowed
under County growth rules, (2) 25%-30%
more homes would be allowed on the land
(density bonus), and (3) permits would go
through faster.
Policy 5.2.4.3 The Housing Task Force shall
research and prepare a set of
recommendations as to the economic
impact of all housing types and identify the
most appropriate location for the housing
types.
No change
Policy 5.2.4.4
necessary.
through
fulfilled
Policy 5.2.4.4 Policy
collaborative efforts.
Policy 5.2.4.4 The Housing Task Force shal
support the efforts of the Fort Pierce
Housing Authority; and assist in its efforts to
determine and develop sites and programs
for housing low and moderate-income
persons as well as miqrant farm workers.
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No change
Comments
Policy 5.2.4.5
necessary
Conditions
Policy 5.2.4.5 The Task Force determined that
while there is a large supply of vacant homes,
the purchase prices are still out of reach to
many households.
Current
Measurable Target (Policy)
Policy 5.2.4.5 The Housing Task Force shall
ensure that the provision of affordable
housing is sufficient in quantity to serve the
needs of the existing and anticipated
population of St. Lucie County and
households with special housing needs.
Objective
Policy 5.2.4.6 Revise or
add policy to encourage
development of employer
assisted housing programs
and to provide a proactive
outreach and marketing
strategy on available
services.
Policy 5.2.4.6 Developers and builders of
workforce housing may also be assisted by
the County via construction and development
financing: acquisition of building materials;
and leveraging other private and public
resources
Policy 5.2.4.6 The Housing Task Force shall
provide information to private businesses to
ensure that appropriate housing is
available
change
No
Policy 5.2.4.7
necessary
Policy 5.2.4.7 County works with citrus and
other agribusiness as well as the Florida Farm
Bureau to help achieve policy.
Policy 5.2.4.7 The Housing Task Force will
encourage private business to work with
Farmers Home Administration and other
nonprofit organizations in the development
and management of housing for farm
workers and miqrant laborers.
change
Mo~~
October 28. 2008
No
Policy 5.2.4.8
necessary.
Policy 5.2.4.8 The importance of agriculture in
the County is related to the need for farm
worker housing. County is cognizant of
housing need for migrant workers in western
agricultural areas.
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Policy 5.2.4.8 The Housing Task Force shall
upon completion of a study of the housing
needs within St. Lucie County shall develop
and provide for the Board of County
Commissioners review and approval
locational criteria for the location of
affordable and migrant farmworker housinq.
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change
No
Comments
Policy 5.2.4.9
necessary.
Conditions
Policy 5.2.4.9 County is cognizant of housing
need for migrant workers in western
agricultural areas.
Current
Measurable Target (Policy)
Policy 5.2.4.9 If the Housing Task Force
determines that a separate organization to
meet farm worker needs will be required,
the Task Force shall establish or cause to
be established such an organization.
Objective
Objective 5.2.5 Objective
requires no change.
Existing policies may need
to be revised or add new
policy to account for the
TVC zoning in the northern
part of the County.
Objective 5.2.5 Sites
suitable for low and
moderate-income
housing shall be
maintained in the
County to meet the
current and
projected population
needs.
Consider
almost any
vacant
require
on
would
Policy 5.2.5.1
revising since
development
land in RH
LUPA.
Policy 5.2.5.1 There are 437.9 acres in the
County designated RH. There is also a
substantial amount of acreage dedicated to
Residential Medium and Residential Urban
which are suitable for moderate and low
income housing. If new development permits
or CO's have been issued in RH areas and no
amendments have been adopted that
increase the RH land use, that this policy
cannot be met.
Policy 5.2.5.1 The County shall maintain or
increase the amount of vacant land
currently designated on the Future Land
Use Map as Residential High (RH) in order
to reduce land costs for low and moderate
income housing. At least annually the plan
shall be amended to add RH designated
acreage comparable to the amount that has
been developed during the previous year.
Consider
minimum
Policy 5.2.5.2
revising to a lower
threshold.
......, ..,----:
. Percent:
J_=,~
18% :
---~-_.,
Vacant Acres
169.2
671.6
Policy 5.2.5.2
Land Use
RH
RM
Policy 5.2.5.2 The County shall maintain at
a minimum 25% surplus of vacant land
designated for high and/or medium density
residential use on the Future Land Use Map
and inside the Urban Service Boundary, in
order that an adequate choice of sites for
housing is available at all times. At least
annually the plan shall be amended to
provide for the surplus.
Objective 5.2.6 Objective
requires no change.
less
7%
not being met. (Currently
land than policy requires.)
Policy
vacant
The
shall
5.2.6
Objective
County
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No change
Comments
Policy 5.2.6
necessary
Policy 5.2.6.2 Consider
revising policy as
appropriate, balancing
safety + aesthetics with
affordable housing needs.
Adopted
October 28. 2008
the
3 of
Conditions
Policy 5.2.6.1 RMH-5 is in Chapter
established zoning districts.
Policy 5.2.6.2 Mobile homes (other than
accessory structures) are only specifically
permitted in RVP and RMH-5 zoning districts.
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Current
Measurable Target (Policy)
Policy 5.2.6.1 The RMH-5 zoning
similar classification shall be retained
Land Development Regulations.
Policy 5.2.6.2 The Land Development
Regulations shall provide provisions
allowing a Class A mobile home to be
located in any residential zoning district.
or a
in the
St. Lucie Count
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Objective
continue to provide
regulations that
permit mobile homes
in the county.
nfrastructure Element
Potable Water Sub-Element
T Comments
GOAL 6A.1: PROVIDE NEEDED PUBLIC UTILITIES IN A MANNER THAT RESULTS IN THE MOST EFFECTIVE, ENVIRONMENT ALL Y SOUND,
SAFE AND ECONOMIC POTABLE WATER SYSTEMS CONSISTENT WITH PRESENT DEMAND AND FUTURE GROWTH REQUIREMENTS
ANDTHAT PROMOTES ORDERLY, COMPACT URBAN GROWTH.
Conditions
r Current
[ Measurable Target
Goal & Objectives
and
require no
Policy
objective
change
Revised potable water
sub element pending
adoption.
Policy 6A.1.1.1: The utility service areas, as delineated in
the Water and Wastewater Master Plan, will be
determined on the basis of economy and efficient
operation but will not promote linear or leapfrog
development. The utility service areas shall be reviewed
and updated every 5 years (beginning 2002)
Objective 6A.1.1: The County shall
provide potable water facilities that
do not promote urban sprawl.
Policy requires no
change.
Revised potable water
sub element pending
adoption.
Policy 6A.1.1.2 Provision of regional (not including
package treatment plants) potable water service shall be
limited to the utility service availability options set forth in
the annual Service Availability Report described in Policy
6D.1.1.1b.
and
require no
Policy
objective
change.
Revised potable water
sub element pending
adoption.
Policy 6A.1.2.1 All development will be specifically
conditioned on the availability of services necessary to
maintain level of service standards as adopted within this
Comprehensive Plan.
Objective 6A.1.2 The County shall
implement procedures for ensuring
that when a development permit is
issued, pursuant to the then current
Service Availability Report,
adequate facility capacity is
available or will be available to serve
the development concurrent with
the impacts, in order to meet the
adopted level of service standards.
Policy requires no
change.
Revised potable water
sub element pending
adoption.
Policy 6A.1.2.2 The level of service standard for those
areas of the unincorporated County served by Ft. Pierce
Utilities Authority shall be 332 gallons per capita per day
(Ft. Pierce Utilities Authority, 1999).
Adopted
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no
Policy requires
change.
Comments
Conditions
Revised potable water
sub element pending
adoption.
Current
Measurable Target
Policy 6A.1.2.3 The level of service standard for potable
water systems other than those owned and operated by
Ft. Pierce Utilities Authority shall be permanent and
seasonal residents - 100 gpcd, employees - 120 gpcd and
school students - 20 gpcd (gallons per day per capita).
Goal & Objectives
no
Policy requires
change
Revised potable water
sub element pending
adoption.
Policy 6A.1.2.4 The County shall include in the annual
Service Availability Report an update of all improvements,
expansions, or increases in the capacities of facilities of
the various potential suppliers of service to the
unincorporated areas of the County to ensure compatibility
with the established level of service standards for such
facilities.
no
Policy requires
change
Revised potable water
sub element pending
adoption.
Policy 6A. 1.2.5 The County shall prepare annual
summaries of capacity and demand information for each
facility of the various potential suppliers of service to the
unincorporated areas of the County.
Policy requires no
change
Revised potable water
sub element pending
adoption.
Policy 6A. 1.2.6 Development within the unincorporated
areas of the County will only be permitted when such
development ties into or makes provision for tying into a
regional or sub-regional system that is available as set
forth in the annual Service Availability Report.
Policy requires no
change
Revised potable water
sub element pending
adoption.
Policy 6A. 1.2.7 The County shall require that
developments of regional impact determine the available
quantity and quality of water resources for treatment to
potable water beneath the development determine the
effect of withdrawal on surrounding environment, users
and potential users; and make such information available
to the County.
Policy and
objective require no
Revised potable water
form a
the County wi
By December 2003
3.1
Policy 6A.
1.3 The County wi
Objective GA.
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Comments
change
Current Conditions
pending
sub element
adoption.
Measurable Target
committee, composed of representatives from the
appropriate County departments, for the purpose of
evaluating and ranking capital improvement projects
proposed for inclusion in the five-year capital improvement
schedule.
Goal & Objectives
establish and maintain a five-year
and twenty-year schedule of capital
improvement needs for the public
facilities in the recognized County
service areas.
Policy requires no
change.
Revised potable water
sub element pending
adoption.
The following public facility improvements within a facility
type are to be considered in the following order of priority,
as determined by the Board of County Commissioners:
worn out facilities,
and renovation of
achieving and/or
Replacement of obsolete or
including repair, remodeling
facilities that contribute to
maintaining levels of service.
A.
eliminate existing
New facilities that provide the adopted levels of
service for new growth during the next five fiscal
years, as updated by the annual review of the Capital
Improvements Element.
B. New facilities that reduce or
deficiencies in levels of service
C
Improvements to existing facilities, and new facilities
that significantly reduce the operating cost of
achieving and/or maintaining levels of service.
D
levels of
five fiscal
that exceed the adopted
growth during the next
New facilities
service for new
years by either:
1
E.
providing excess public facility capacity that
may be needed by future growth beyond the
next five fiscal years. or
providing higher quality public facilities that are
contemplated in the County's normal design
criteria for such facilities.
2.
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Conditions
Current
Measurable Target
Facilities not described in Subsections A through E,
above, but which the County is obligated to complete,
provided that such obligation is evidenced by a
written agreement the County executed prior to July
31, 1990
F.
Potable Water Sub-Element
& Objectives
Goa
All facilities scheduled for construction or
improvement in accordance with this Policy shall be
evaluated to identify any plans of State agencies or
the South Florida Water Management District that
affect, or will be affected by, the proposed capital
improvement.
G
Project evaluation may also involve additional criteria
that are unique to each type of public facility, as
described in other elements of this Comprehensive
Plan.
H
Policy requires no
change
Revised potable water
sub element pending
adoption.
Policy 6A.1.3.3 In the event that the planned capacity of
public facilities is insufficient to serve all applicants for
development orders, the Board of County Commissioners
will schedule capital improvements to serve developments
in the following order of priority:
new
permitting
new orders permitting redevelopment, and
new orders permitting new development.
orders
approved
previously
development,
A.
B.
C
Policy and
objective require no
change.
Revised potable water
sub element pending
adoption.
Policy 6A.1.4.1 The County shall encourage interlocal
agreements between FPUA and Martin County for an
emergency connection at the County line on Hutchinson
Island.
Objective 6A.1.4 The County shall
take steps to insure that entities in
the unincorporated County are
adequately served, and in order to
protect our drinking water shall
investigate needs for waste dis~osal
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Conditions
Current
Measurable Target
Goal & Objectives
tanks and sewage
other than septic
systems.
Policy and
objective require no
change.
Revised potable water
sub element pending
adoption.
Policy 6A.1.5.1 Prior to issuance of a building permit, the
County shall require that all applicants provide verification
that water service can be provided in conformance with
the policies in this plan and that adequate system capacity
is available if a central system is to be utilized.
Objective 6A.1.5 The County shall
coordinate with the other potential
providers of central potable water
service within the unincorporated
areas of the County so that the
extension of, or increase in the
capacity of, facilities to meet future
potable water capacity is available
when needed.
GOAL 6A.2 THE COUNTY SHALL AGGRESSIVELY IDENTIFY, PROTECT, CONSERVE, AND BEST UTILIZE THE COUNTY'S AVAILABLE
WATER SUPPLY RESOURCES.
Policy and
objective require no
change.
Revised potable water
sub element pending
adoption.
Policy 6A.2.1.1 By December 2003, the County shall in
conjunction with FDEP, SFWDM, County Public Health
Unit, and existing utility systems, determine and map the
location of all existing public potable water supply wells
which are permitted to withdraw 100,000 gpd or greater.
The County shall annually update this map and keep
copies of this map on file.
Objective 6A.2.1 By December 31,
2004 , the County will update the
wellfield protection plan for public
potable water supply sources in or
adjacent to the unincorporated
County.
Policy requires no
change
Revised potable water
sub element pending
adoption.
Policy 6A.2.1.2 The County shall in conjunction with
FDEP, SFWMD, County Public Health Unit, utilities and
other potential providers of central potable water service
establish the probable location of public potable water
supply wells in the County.
Policy requires no
change
Revised potable water
sub element pending
adoption.
Policy 6A.2.1.3 The County shall in conjunction with
SFWMD, USGS, or other agencies, establish the shallow
aquifer characteristics of proposed public potable water
supply wells to allow approximation of the zones of
influence of public potable water supply wells and shall
develop regulations or restrictions, consistent with, and in
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coordination with existing State regulations to discourage
or restrict the location of new or expanded activities that
would or could impact upon the public potable water
supply wells.
Sub-Element
Goal & Objectives
Potable Water
no
Policy requires
change
Revised potable water
sub element pending
adoption.
Policy 6A.2.1.4 The County shall identify land uses which
may not be compatible with, and may contribute to the
degradation of, public potable water supply wells.
Policy requires no
change
Revised potable water
sub element pending
adoption.
Policy 6A.2.1.5 The County shall condition the issuance of
development orders or permits on demonstration of the
compatibility of the proposed land uses with existing or
future public potable water supply wells
no
Policy requires
change
Revised potable water
sub element pending
adoption.
Policy 6A.2.1.6 By July 2004, the County shall establish a
fee system to provide funding for development and
implementation of a wellfield protection plan.
Policy and
objective require no
change.
Revised potable water
sub element pending
adoption.
Policy 6A.2.2.1 The County shall continue to require water
saving devices in new construction, consistent with the
requirements of the Florida Building Code
Objective 6A.2.2 The County shal
continue to develop a
comprehensive water conservation
program incorporating, at a
minimum, the following policies
Policy requires no
change
Revised potable water
sub element pending
adoption.
Policy 6A.2.2.2 The County shall enforce the landscaping
portion of the existing land development regulations and
on an ongoing basis require more exacting provisions for
native landscaping plants and xeriscaping.
Policy requires no
change
Revised potable water
sub element pending
adoption.
Policy 6A.2.2.3 The Land Development Regulations shall
require wastewater reuse plans for new sewage treatment
plants operating above 250,000 gallons per day. Any new
reuse plan shall be approved by the FDEP.
Policy requires no
change
water
Revised potable
reuse and
Policy 6A.2.2.4 The County shall encourage
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Comments
Conditions
pending
Current
sub element
adoption.
Measurable Target
reclamation of water for irrigation, landscape, agriculture,
and industry as an alternative to the use of potable water
supplies.
Goal & Objectives
Policy requires no
change
Revised potable water
sub element pending
adoption.
Policy 6A.2.2.5 The County shall provide for education of
the public concerning the need for water conservation and
the use of gray water for irrigation.
no
Policy requires
change
Revised potable water
sub element pending
adoption.
Policy 6A.2.2.6 No Conditional Uses for sand mining and
no rezonings to Industrial, Extraction (IX) will be granted
within public potable water supply recharge areas
designated through the Wellfield Protection Ordinance;
when the information is available to designate aquifer
recharge areas, this policy will be revised through a
Comprehensive Plan Amendment to include those areas.
and
require no
Policy
objective
change.
Revised potable water
sub element pending
adoption.
Policy 6A.2.3.1 For normal, average rainfall years, water
availability, use, allocation, and management plans, the
County shall prevent the increasing water demands from
reducing the important ecological, recreational and
navigational values provided by the natural systems.
Objective 6A.2.3 By December 2005,
the County shall implement the
Upper East Coast Water Supply
Plan, prepared by the SFWMD, by
amending the land development
regulations to identify water
available and allocation rates to
protect natural systems from
competing water uses.
no
Policy requires
change.
Revised potable water
sub element pending
adoption.
Policy 6A.2.3.2 Water use, allocation, and management
plans for emergency drought and flood situations shall
avoid irreversible impacts on ecological systems and
minimize long term adverse impacts.
Policy requires no
change
Revised potable water
sub element pending
adoption.
Policy 6A.2.3.3 The County shall not rely upon water
supply sources outside its jurisdictional boundaries to
meet the water supply needs of new growth and
development until water availability, use, allocation and
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Goal & Objectives
management plans have been adopted for the proposed
source area which specifically allocate water for such use
GOAL 6A.3 THE COUNTY SHALL INSTITUTE A PROGRAM TO IDENTIFY THE AVAILABILITY OF PUBLIC POTABLE WATER SUPPLIES
REQUIRED TO PROVIDE FOR THE GROWTH NEEDS IN THE UNINCORPORATED COUNTY
Policy and
objective require no
change.
Revised potable water
sub element pending
adoption
Policy 6A.3.1 .1. The County shall continually update the
Water and Wastewater Master Plan to identify and provide
for public water supplies to include
Identification of areas of high growth potential which
are (or will be) isolated by existing service areas,
natural geographic boundaries, political boundaries,
low growth potential areas. or other demarcations.
A.
B. Projection of population growth in these areas
C. Inventory of existing water treatment plants within the
area. their condition, and their potential for acquisition
Establishment of needs of a public water system, based
on level of service, provision of service by potential
suppliers of water and population as established above.
Objective 6A.3.1 In cooperation with
the SFWMD, the County shall, by
December 2002, complete a master
plan which determines and
quantifies groundwater resources
available to growth areas in both the
surficial and Floridian aquifers,
evaluates methods of treatment,
considers environmental impact,
considers alternative financing
options, and provides a schedule for
County acquisition of water service.
no
Policy requires
change
Revised potable water
sub element pending
adoption.
Policy 6A.3.1.2 The County shall as part of the Master
Plan Update process, authorize or cause to be authorized,
a treatment and transport study to determine the
recommended methods for supplying water treatment and
transport, if necessary. for each service area identified
under Policy 6D.3.1.1
nclude:
The studies wi
based on projected population and
quantity and quality
water
available
Review of needs
level of service.
An inventory of
A
B.
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data
C. An analysis of potential aquifer sources, well
locations, treatment methods, environmental effects,
waste disposal considerations, and economic costs and
efficiencies.
& Objectives
Goa
D Recommended method of treatment.
E. An evaluation of environmental effects
considerations, and costs.
waste disposal
alternatives to
source to the
and
the
transfer needs
raw water from
F. Identification of
deliver treated or
distribution system
from
A recommendation for wellfield location, configuration
source aquifer, number and spacing of wells.
withdrawal
water
G. An application to SFWMD for
the selected aquifer(s)
Policy and
objective require no
change.
Revised potable water
sub element pending
adoption.
Policy 6A.3.2.1 The County shall authorize engineering
and financial studies for areas identified under Policy
6D.3.1.1, which studies will include:
for
Preliminary identification of facility development
necessary to meet the needs and timing of provision
of public water service.
frame
time
and
needs
area
Review of
development.
A.
B.
Objective 6A.3.2 The County shal
provide, where feasible, public water
supply service within the
unincorporated areas of the County
criteria for evaluating the feasibility
of providing such public water
service will be part of each Water
Master Plan Update.
Preliminary cost estimates and a schedule of capital
expenditure projects financial considerations,
including recommended method of funding, rate
structure and revenue projections.
C
requires
Policy
no
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Comments
change.
Current Conditions
Revised potable water
sub element pending
adoption.
Measurable Target
Policy 6A.3.2.2 The cost of all new potable water
infrastructure and distribution systems shall be borne by
those who directly benefit from the improved facilities.
Potable Water Sub-Element
Goal & Objectives
Policy requires no
change
Revised potable water
sub element pending
adoption.
Policy 6A.3.2.3 In order to provide the most cost effective
and efficient provision of public water service within the
unincorporated areas of the County, the County shall
communicate with the other potential providers of public
water service regarding availability of and willingness to
provide public water service from such providers to meet
the needs of development within the unincorporated areas
of the County.
no
Policy requires
change
Revised potable water
sub element pending
adoption.
Policy 6A.3.2.4 By December 31, 2005, in order to provide
maximum coverage of potable water delivery on South
Hutchinson Island Service Area, for the 5-year planning
period and through buildout of the area, the County shall
implement the Water and Wastewater Master Plan by
determining if the following identified facility needs and/or
improvements will be required:
nes on South
on South
ines
A. The acquisition of the FPUA water
Hutchinson Island.
MCU water
the
B. The acquisition of
Hutchinson Island.
ncrease the capacity of the existing distribution
system by increasing the diameters and
interconnecting FPUA and MCU water systems on
South Hutchinson Island.
C.
Adopted
28.2008
October
Install a water transmission main across the Indian
River Lagoon at a feasible location that will eventually
interconnect with Port St. Lucie Utilities.
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2008 Evaluation and Appraisal Report
Potable Water Sub-Element
Comments
Conditions
Current
Measurable Target
Goal & Objectives
with
purchase agreement
water
E. Enter into a bulk
MCU.
with
purchase agreement
and operate a County owned
Plant on South Hutchinson Island.
water
Enter into a bulk
FPUA.
Construct
Treatment
F.
G
Policy requires no
change
Revised potable water
sub element pending
adoption.
Water
Policy 6A.3.2.5 By December 31,2005, in order to provide
maximum coverage of potable water delivery within the
North County Service Areas, for the 5-year planning
period and through buildout of the area, the County shall
implement the Water and Wastewater Master Plan by
determining if the following identified facility needs and/or
improvements will be required:
A. Expansion of the Holiday Pines WTP into a Regional
Water Treatment Plant, increasing the facility by 0.75
mgd by 2005, 1.75 mgd by 2008 and 2.75 by 2015.
The installation of a Floridian Wel
Expand the distribution system along Indrio Road
from US Highway #1 to 1-95 Interchange, along US
Highway No. 1 to Harbor Branch and St. Lucie
Village, to the St. Lucie Airport Industrial Park.
B.
C
within
Research and provide alternative raw water sources
from either Surficial Wells or Floridian Aquifer Wells.
Construct and operate, by 2020, a new regional water
treatment plant to be located south of Indrio Road
and east of Taylor Dairy Road.
Create a proqram for disposal
Osmosis
Provide service to the existing developments
the North County Service Area.
Reverse
of
D
E.
G
F.
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October
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Conditions
Current
Measurable Target
concentrate from the Holiday Pines Water Treatment
Plan and proposed Regional Water Treatment Plant
no
Policy requires
change
Revised potable water
sub element pending
adoption.
Policy 6A.3.2.6 By December 31, 2005, in order to provide
maximum coverage of potable water delivery within the
North Hutchinson Island Service Area, for the 5-year
planning period and through buildout of the area, the
County shall implement the Water and Wastewater Master
Plan by determining if the following facility needs and/or
improvements will be required:
system
water
planned
following
mplement the
improvements
1
A.
re-
tank and
Construct a 1.0 MG water storage
pump facility at the Bryn Mawr Site.
portions of
existing
the
Rehabilitate/replace
distribution system
portions
2.
Adopted
October 28, 2008
bution
Vero Beach to
ne distr
water
Interconnect the existing system with
insure future delivery of services.
Direction drill from
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the North County.
the
of
Replace
system
3.
B.
C
Potable Water Sub-Element
Goal & Objectives
St. Lucie County
2008 Evaluation and Appraisal Report
Solid Waste Sub-Element
Goals & Objectives J Measurable Target ] Current J Comments
GOAL 68.1 PROVIDE THE MOST COST-EFFECTIVE SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT, TRANSPORTATION AND DISPOSAL FACILITIES FOR
ST. LUCIE COUNTY.
Conditions
and
no
Objective
policy require
change.
Policy met.
Policy 68.1.1.1:
To ensure sufficient capacity at the landfill through the
year 2037, establish the following standards for level of
service for the County's solid waste facilities:
A.
Objective 681.1: Establish
standards for level of service.
capita County-
5.39 pounds of Class I solid waste per
wide per day at the landfill;
two years
lined cel
landfil
of
Maintain at least
disposal capacity;
least
8.
no
Policy requires
change
Policy met.
raw land
Policy 68.1.1.2: Maintain Interlocal Agreements between
the County and all municipalities within the County.
landfil
twenty years of
Maintain at
capacity.
C
no
Policy requires
change
Policy met.
Policy 68.1.1.3: Inspect a minimum of three random Class
I loads per week.
no
Policy requires
change
Policy met.
Policy 68.1.1.4: Continue to implement the most cost
effective alternative solid waste management practices
that would extend the useful life of the landfill. These
alternatives include, but are not-limited to: resource
recovery, volume reductions by solid waste generators,
volume reduction at transfer stations, separation of solid
wastes at the source, composting recycling centers. public
information programs, and operational changes which
could improve efficiency.
no
Policy requires
change
Policy met.
Policy 68.1.1.5: Continue to evaluate the costs of
resource recovery, extended landfilling, and the
combination of other alternatives to establish a 20 year
horizon need.
Adopted
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October
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---
Policy requires no
change
Comments
Conditions
Policy met.
~---'T~-
Current
Policy 68.1.1.6: Through the development of educational
and operational programs, actively encourage the removal
of recyclables from the solid waste streams in the County
to the maximum extent practicable.
Measurable Target
Goals & Objectives
no
Policy requires
change
Policy met.
Policy 68.1.1.7: Develop and implement incentive
programs at the landfill for the removal of recyclable
materials by both individuals and corporations.
and
no
Objective
policy require
change.
Policy met.
Policy 68.1.2.1: Continue an education program focusing
on informing the public about household hazardous waste,
proper disposal methods and less environmentally harmful
substitutes for these products.
Objective 68.1.2: Increase reduction
of waste stream as technologies
allow it to happen
no
Policy requires
change
Policy met.
Policy 68.1.2.2: Continue inspection or screening system
to exclude obviously suspect items from the landfill.
Drums, tanks from unknown sources, waste pesticides, or
chemicals and residues from spill clean-ups are a few of
the normally suspect items.
no
Policy requires
change
Adopted
28.2008
October
Policy met.
Policy 68.1.2.3 Continue investigation of plasma arc
gasification technology as a means to potentially eliminate
or reduce the need for landfill disposal
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Drainage Sub-Element
Goals & Objectives
T Comments
GOAL 6C.1: IT IS THE GOAL OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY TO ENSURE THE PROVISION OF AN ADEQUATE STORMWATER DRAINAGE AND
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM THAT IS BOTH TECHNICALLY AND ECONOMICALLY FEASIBLE IN MEETING THE EXISTING AND FUTURE
NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY.
r Current Conditions
I Measurable Target
Change objective
to "County shall
annually update the
Geographic
Information System
based Storm water
Mapping System."
Policy requires no
change.
1.1
6C
Objective
Completed
Policy 6C.1.1.1 Upon the completion of the Stormwater
Mapping System master plan for the County, the County
shall revise minimum levels of service for each defined
drainage basin and shall incorporate those levels of
service into this Comprehensive Plan.
Objective 6C.1.1: By January 31,
2003, the County shall complete the
Geographic Information System
based Stormwater Mapping System.
and
no
Objective
policy require
change
Policy met.
Policy 6C.1.1.2 To ensure that St. Lucie County maintains
sufficient stormwater runoff, the following level-of-service
standard shall be utilized in determining the appropriate
amount of runoff for a project:
Storm water Master Plan
B Level of Service Standards
Structure/Facilitv 10 vr.. 24 hr. 10 vr., 72 hr 100
vr.. 72 hr.
Houses/Building <FFE1 <FFE <FFE
Evacuation Routes2 1/2W3 <0.5 ft. <1.0 ft.
Arterial Roads4 1/2W <0.5 ft. <1.0 ft.
Other Roads5 <0.5 ft. <0.75 ft. <1.5 ft.
1 Peak flood stages less than first (finished) floor
elevation based on available data.
2 Evacuation routes as defined by the County and the
Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council
3 Flooding limited to each side of the road such that 2 of
the roadway width (W) or one travel lane is not
flooded.
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Goals & Objectives
---
Comments
itions
Cond
Current
Measurable Target
4 Roads with four or more travel lanes, or roads that are
only access to a respective area/development
(secondary evacuation routes).
5 Other roads which are not critical for evacuation, but
which will be used to estimate encroachment on FFEs
removing
Consider
policy.
been
not
Policy has
carried out.
Policy 6C.1.1.3 When the level of service standards are
revised for drainage subsequent to the completion of the
County-wide Stormwater Mapping System(as indicated in
Policy 6C.1.1.1), the level of service standard shall include
performance standards for water quality and flood control
for each basin. Appropriate local and state regulations
specifying storm water quality standards shall be
incorporated by reference into the drainage level of
service standard to measure performance of systems,
which are designed to remove pollutants from run-off.
Appropriate regulations specifying ambient water quality
standards shall be referenced to prevent further
degradation of surface and groundwaters by run-off from
storm water facilities built prior to storm water quality
regulations taking effect in 1982.
no
Policy requires
change
Policy met.
Policy 6C.1.1.4 The level of service standard in Policy
6C.1.1.2 shall be applicable to all commercial, industrial
and residential development activities within the
Unincorporated St. Lucie County.
no
Policy requires
change
Adopted
October 28. 2008
being
Policy currently
im plemented.
Policy 6C .1.1. 5 The County shall continue to coordinate
efforts with all appropriate authorities in regard to water
storage and capacity enhancements for the North Fork of
the St. Lucie River, including those portions within the
designated aquatic preserve.
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Drainage Sub-Element
no
Comments
Policy requires
change.
Conditions
Policy met.
Current
maintain an inventory of
Measurable Target
Policy 6C.1.2.1 The County shal
flooding complaints
Goals & Objectives
Objective 6C.1.2 The County wi
maintain an inventory of flood prone
areas located within its jurisdiction.
ncluding
consider
USGS
Policy met.
Policy 6C.1.2.2 The County shall request the South
Florida Water Management District, North St. Lucie River
Water Control District and Ft. Pierce Farms Water Control
District establish system-wide water level monitoring
stations in order to provide the data base necessary for
the development of adequate storm water management
programs
and
no
Objective
policy require
change.
Policy met.
Policy 6C.1.3.1 The County shall continue to enforce the
Land Development Regulations regulating construction
standards within the 100 year flood plain
Objective 6C.1.3 The County shall
enforce existing Land Development
Regulations which support the
protection and maintenance of the
natural functions (flow and storage)
of the 100-year floodplain and other
natural drainage features.
no
Policy requires
change.
Policy met
and
and
Policy 6C.1.3.2 The County shall provide direction
guidance to the general public on storm water
floodplain management issues.
and
no
Adopted
28.2008
Objective
policy require
change.
October
Policy met.
Policy 6C.1.4.1 The County shall request that the South
Florida Water Management District continue to update the
inventory of groundwater levels within the County.
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Objective 6C.1.4 The County,
in conjunction with the South
Florida Water Management District,
shall review and evaluate existing
drainage studies and plans within
the County's jurisdiction to
determine their relevance to the
current stormwater regulations.
St. Lucie Count
2008 Evaluation and Appraisal Report
Drainage Sub-Element
Goals & Objectives
no
Comments
Policy requires
change
Current Conditions
Policy met
Measurable Target
Policy 6C.1.4.2 All development will be specifically
conditioned on the availability of services necessary to
maintain level of service standards as adopted within this
Comprehensive Plan.
GOAL 6.C.2IT IS THE GOAL OF ST. LUCE COUNTY TO IMPLEMENT A COUNTY-WIDE DRAINAGE SYSTEM FOR URBAN AND NONURBAN
AREAS.
and
no
Objective
policy require
change.
Policy met
Policy 6C.2.1.1 The County will continue to seek funding
from State/federal grants and/or assessments in the area
served by drainage improvements.
Objective 6C.2.1 The County will
continue to implement the master
drainage plan.
no
Policy requires
change
Policy met
Policy 6C.2.1.2 No development authorizations shall be
issued unless there is provided to St. Lucie County
assurance that all required drainage improvements will be
provided for both on-site and off-site.
no
Policy requires
change
Policy met
Policy 6C.2.1.3 No final certificate of occupancy, as may
be further defined in the Land Development Regulations,
shall be issued until all drainage improvements, both on-
site and off-site, for the particular development have been
inspected and approved by St. Lucie County, or other
appropriate authority.
GOAL 6C.3 IT IS THE GOAL OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY TO ENSURE THAT THE SURFICIAL GROUNDWATER QUALITY IS THE HIGHEST
POSSIBLE FOR POTABLE PURPOSES.
and
no
Objective
policy require
change.
Policy met.
Policy 6C.3.1.1 The County shall continue to enforce the
Land Development Regulations, including regulations
governing the protection of potable wellfields from
possible sources of contamination.
Objective 6C.3.1 To improve the
water quality level of areas that fail
to meet potable standards, and to
prevent the further contamination of
the surficial aquifer.
Adopted
October 28. 2008
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Revise
add:
SFWMD,
accordance
the Upper
Coast
Supply Plan.
Revise to
County
continue
developing
maintaining
series
storm water
attenuation
to reduce
impacts
agricultural
fertilizers and other
related chemical
applicants on the
existing potable
wellfields in the
eastern portion of
the County.
Policy requires
change.
Comments
policy to
"...and
in
with
East
Water
"The
shall
and
a
of
areas
the
of
no
Consider
incorporation LID
(low impact design)
storm water
management and
Mo~~
October 28. 2008
Conditions
Policy met.
This is currently being
implemented with the
C-23, 24 and 25
reservoirs.
Policy met.
Policy met.
The County Land Development
continue to include comprehensive
management including consideration of the
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Current
Measurable Target
Policy 6C.3.1.2 The Land Development Regulations shall
require wastewater reuse plans for new sewage treatment
plants operating above 250,000 gallons per day. Any new
reuse plan shall be approved by FDEP.
Policy 6C.3.1.3 The County shall develop a series of
stormwater attenuation areas to reduce the impacts of
agricultural fertilizers and other related chemical
applicants on the existing potable wellfields in the eastern
portion of the County.
Policy 6C.3.1.4 The County shall continue to cooperate
with the South Florida Water Management District in the
identification and closure of free flowing artesian wells.
Policy 6C.3.1.5
Regulations shal
storm water
following:
Drainage Sub-Element
Goals & Objectives
St. Lucie County
2008 Evaluation and Appraisal Report
Drainage Sub-Element
Goals & Objectives
Comments
pervious pavement
utilization into
LDRs
Current Conditions
Measurable Target
1 the use of storm water detention and/or retention
2 stream bank and shoreline buffer zones;
3 general design and construction standards
onsite stormwater management.
for
Include
independent
drainage districts
Policy met.
Policy 6C.3.1.6 The County shall assist the Federal
Government, State of Florida and the South Florida Water
Management District in their effort to improve the water
quality of the primary drainage systems through the
implementation of Chapter 17-40, FAC and Chapter 17-25
FAC.
and
require no
Policy
objective
change.
Policy met
Policy 6C.3.2.1 The County will protect the functions of
natural groundwater aquifer recharge of designated public
potable water supply wells by enforcing the Wellfield
Protection Ordinance contained within the Land
Development Code.
Objective 6C.3.2 The County shall
enforce the Land Development
Regulations for regulating land use
and development to protect the
functions of natural groundwater
recharge areas
Update St. Lucie
County Public
Health Unit to St.
Lucie County
Health Department.
Update St. Lucie
County Public
Health Unit to St.
Lucie County
Health Department.
Policy met
Policy 6C.3.2.2 The County will continue to work with the
St. Lucie County Public Health Unit, Environmental Health
Section, by verifying the issuance of the septic tank permit
before a building permit is issued.
Policy met
Policy 6C.3.2.3 The County will continue to assist the St.
Lucie County Public Health Unit, Environmental Health
Section, with the Hazardous Waste Verification Program
by continuing to require all Occupational License
applicants (except Home Occupations) to receive Public
Health Unit approval prior to issuance of an Occupational
License.
Policy requires no
change
Policy met.
Policy 6C.3.2.4 No Conditional Uses for sand mining and
no rezonings to Industrial, Extraction (IX) will be granted
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Goals & Objectives
Comments
Current Conditions
Measurable Target
within public potable water supply recharge areas
designated through the Wellfield Protection Ordinance
Policy is a repeat of
Policy 6C.3.1.4,
policy can be
removed.
Policy requires no
change.
Policy met.
Policy 6C.3.2.5 The County shall continue to cooperate
with the South Florida Water Management District in the
identification and closure of free flowing artesian wells.
Adopted
28.2008
October
Policy met.
Policy 6C.3.2.6 The County shall cooperate with the South
Florida Water Management District in the implementation
of the Upper East Coast Water Supply Plan.
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Sanitary Sewer Sub-Element
Goals & Objectives
r Comments
GOAL 60.1 THE COUNTY SHALL PROVIDE NEEDED PUBLIC UTILITIES IN A MANNER WHICH PROVIDES THE MOST EFFECTIVE,
ENVIRONMENTALL Y SOUND, SAFE AND ECONOMIC WASTE WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND PROMOTES ORDERLY, COMPACT
URBAN GROWTH.
r Current Conditions
I Measurable Target
Policy and
objective require no
change.
Revised sanitary sewer
sub element pending
adoption.
Policy 6D .1.1.1 The utility service areas, as delineated in
the Water and Wastewater Master Plan, will be
determined on the basis of economy and efficient
operation but will not promote linear or leapfrog
development. The utility service areas shall be reviewed
and updated every 5 years (beginning 2002).
Objective 60.1.1 Sanitary sewer
facilities shall be provided by the
County in a manner that shall not
promote urban sprawl.
no
Policy requires
change
Revised sanitary sewer
sub element pending
adoption.
Policy 6D .1.1.1 b The County will determine the most cost
effective and efficient means of providing sanitary sewer
service to all areas of the urban service area as depicted
in Policy 1.1.5.1 of the Future Land Use Element and in a
manner that will not promote linear or leapfrog
development consistent with Policy 1.1.5.2 of the Future
Land Use Element. The County utility department will
publish on an annual basis a Service Availability Report
setting forth the availability of sanitary sewer service from
the various potential suppliers of such service to the
unincorporated areas of the County that meets the
requirements of Goal 6D.1 and this Policy.
no
Policy requires
change
Revised sanitary sewer
sub element pending
adoption.
Policy 6D.1.1.2 Provision of centralized (not including
package treatment plants) sanitary sewer service shall be
limited to the utility service availability options set forth in
the annual Service Availability Report described in Policy
6D.1.1.1b.
no
Policy requires
change
Revised sanitary sewer
sub element pending
adoption.
Policy 6D.1.1.3 The County shall investigate alternate
methods of waste disposal other than septic tanks.
and
require no
Policy
objective
change.
Revised sanitary sewer
sub element pending
adoption.
of service for on-site
connection lines, shall be
in the land development
Policy 6D.1.2.1 Levels
improvements, including sewer
as required of the developer
regulations.
Objective 60.1.2 The County shall
implement procedures for ensuring
that when a development permit is
issued, pursuant to then current
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Goals & Objectives
Comments
Current Conditions
Measurable Target
Service Availability Report,
adequate facility capacity is
available or will be available when
needed to serve the development,
concurrent with the impacts, in
order to meet adopted level-of-
service standards.
Policy requires no
change.
Revised sanitary sewer
sub element pending
adoption.
Policy 6D.1.2.2 The level of service standard for those
areas of the unincorporated County served by Ft. Pierce
Utilities Authority shall be 380 gallons per capita per day
(Ft. Pierce Utilities Authority 1988 Water and Wastewater
Master Plan, July, 1988).
Policy requires no
change
Revised sanitary sewer
sub element pending
adoption.
Policy 6D.1.2.3 The standards for level of service for
sanitary sewer systems other than those owned and
operated by Ft. Pierce Utilities Authority shall be
Permanent & Seasonal Residents - 85 gpcd; Employee -
102 gpcd and school student - 17 gpcd.
no
Policy requires
change
Revised sanitary sewer
sub element pending
adoption.
Policy 6D.1.2.4 The County shall include in the annual
Service Availability Report an update of all improvements,
expansions, or increases in the capacities of facilities, of
the various potential suppliers of service to the
unincorporated areas of the County to ensure compatibility
with the established level of service standards for such
facilities.
Policy requires no
change
Revised sanitary sewer
sub element pending
adoption.
Policy 6D.1.2.5 The County shall prepare annual
summaries of capacity and demand information for each
facility of the various potential suppliers of service to the
unincorporated areas of the County.
no
requires
Policy
change.
Revised sanitary sewer
sub element pending
adoption.
Policy 6D.1.2.6 Development within the unincorporated
areas of the County will only be permitted when such
development ties into or makes provision for tying into a
regional or sub-regional system that is available as set
forth in the annual Service Availability Report.
Adopted
October 28, 2008
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Goals & Objectives
no
Comments
Policy requires
change
Current Conditions
Revised sanitary sewer
sub element pending
adoption
Measurable Target
Policy 6D.1.2.7 The County shall condition development
orders to provide that when a regional sanitary sewer
system is available, the development will be required to tie
into it. Issuance of development orders or permits will be
further conditioned on demonstration of compliance with
applicable federal, state and local permit requirements for
on-site wastewater treatment systems.
Policy and
objective require no
change.
Policy 6D.1.3.1 The following public facility improvements
within a facility type are to be considered in the following
order or priority, as determined by the Board of County
Commissioners:
Objective 60.1.3 The County wi
establish and maintain a five-year
and twenty-year schedule of capital
improvement needs for sanitary
sewer facilities in recognized
County service areas.
out facilities,
renovation of
and/or
worn
and
achieving
Replacement of obsolete or
including repair, remodeling
facilities that contribute to
maintaining levels of service.
New facilities
deficiencies in
A
existing
that are
design
that reduce or
levels of service.
New facilities that provide the adopted levels of
service for new growth during the next five fiscal
years, as updated by the annual review of the Capital
Improvements Element.
Improvements to existing facilities, and new facilities
that significantly reduce the operating cost of
achieving and/or maintaining levels of service.
New facilities that exceed the adopted levels of
service for new growth during the next five fiscal
years by either:
1) providing excess public facility capacity that may
be needed by future growth beyond the next five
fiscal years, or
Providing higher quality public facilities
contemplated in the County's normal
criteria for such facilities.
nate
elim
2
B.
E.
C
D
Adopted
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Comments
Conditions
Current
Measurable Target
F. Facilities not described in Subsections A through E,
above, but which the County is obligated to complete,
provided that such obligation is evidenced by a
written agreement the County executed prior to July
31, 1990.
G All facilities scheduled for construction or
improvement in accordance with this Policy shall be
evaluated to identify any plans of State agencies or
the South Florida Water Management District that
affect, or will be affected by, the proposed capital
improvement.
H Project evaluation may also involve additional criteria
that are unique to each type of public facility, as
described in other elements of this Comprehensive
Plan.
Sanitary Sewer Sub-Element
Goals & Objectives
Policy requires no
change
Revised sanitary sewer
sub element pending
adoption.
Policy 6D.1.3.2 In the event that the planned capacity of
public facilities is insufficient to serve all applicants for
development orders, the Board of County Commissioners
will schedule capital improvements to serve developments
in the following order of priority:
A. previously approved orders permitting
development,
new orders permitting redevelopment, and
new orders permitting new development
new
Policy and
objective require no
change.
Revised sanitary sewer
sub element pending
adoption.
B.
C
Policy 6D.1.4.1 The County shall develop and implement
guidelines for on-site disposal systems. These guidelines
will include: establishing general requirements for the
construction. use, and abandonment of on-site sewage
disposal systems; providing for permits with conditions
and approvals; providing for standards for the approval of
applications for an on-site sewage disposal system;
providing for conditions under which on-site sewage
disposal systems shall not be used; providing for system
size determination; providing for soil classification data;
providinq for percolation tests; providinq for alternative
Objective 60.1.4 The County will
enforce the mandatory requirements
for design, operation, and
maintenance of on-site wastewater
treatment systems.
Adopted
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Policy requires no
change
Revised sanitary sewer
sub element pending
adoption.
fees
Policy 6D.1.4.2 The County shall, in conjunction with the
Public Health Department, limit use of on-site wastewater
treatment systems to the following conditions:
Existing septic tank and package treatment plants may
remain in service until such time as centralized service is
made available;
perm
and, providing for
systems
Use of septic tank systems concurrent with on-site potable
water wells for new single family detached residential
development shall be limited, depending on soil and water
table conditions, and shall be in compliance with State
regulations;
Use of small package treatment plants shall be limited to
use where central facilities are not available in the rural
County area and shall be limited to use in order to provide
pre-treatment of sewage where required for particular
industries or commercial uses prior to discharge into
regional systems in the sanitary sewer areas if such a
system is available; and
Interim wastewater plants may be used for residential
developments until central sewer service is available; in
compliance with Section 381.272(1), F.S., all applicable
guidelines shall be followed and all subdivisions must
provide sewer utility easements and rights-of-way and the
developer should give advance notice to purchasers of
lots.
no
Policy requires
change
Revised sanitary sewer
sub element pending
adoption.
Policy 6D.1.4.3 The County shall require that construction
of new residential development at densities greater than
two units per acre only be permitted when central water
(including package treatment plants) and central sewer
(including package treatment plants) systems are
available or will be provided concurrent with the impacts of
development.
Adopted
October 28, 2008
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Goals & Objectives
no
Comments
Policy requires
change
Conditions
Revised sanitary sewer
sub element pending
adoption.
Current
Measurable Target
Policy 6D.1.4.4 The County shall coordinate with
appropriate federal and State agencies, and amend local
ordinances to require that issuance of permits for
replacement or expansion of existing on-site wastewater
treatment systems is conditioned upon compliance with
current regulatory requirements and water quality
standards.
Policy and
objective require no
change
Revised sanitary sewer
sub element pending
adoption.
Policy 6D.1.5.1 The County shall require that all building
permit applicants prior to permit issuance verify that sewer
service can be provided in conformance with the policies
in this plan and that adequate system capacity is available
if a central system is to be utilized.
Objective 60.1.5 The County shall
provide for the coordination of the
extension or increase in the
capacity of existing facilities as well
as the provision of new facilities to
meet future needs through
development and adoption of a
Sanitary Sewer Master Plan. Prior to
the completion of the Master Plan,
residential development in excess of
two units per acre and all other
development shall not be permitted
if it is intended to be served by
on-site septic systems.
GOAL 60.2 BY THE YEAR 2003, ST. LUCIE COUNTY WILL ENSURE WASTEWATER SERVICE FOR SUB-REGIONAL OR REGIONAL AREAS
TO MEET EXISTING AND PROJECTED DEMANDS IN THOSE AREAS.
and
require no
Adopted
28.2008
Policy
objective
change.
October
Revised sanitary sewer
sub element pending
adoption.
Objective 60.2.1 Every 5-years Policy 6D.2.1.1 The County shall implement the master
beginning in 2005, the County will plan update for wastewater by 2002. Every 5-years the
evaluate the County-wide master I county shall review and update the master plan to include
plan for wastewater in the the following:
unincorporated County areas. A. An inventory of the existing package plants and
wastewater treatment facilities in the unincorporated
area of St. Lucie County. This inventory is to assess
their current flow, committed flow, condition, useful life,
ability to expand, and general need to connect to a
regional system.
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B. Redefine the potential service areas.
C. Provide population projections for the
based on the population projections
development of this Comprehensive Plan
D. Estimate the size of necessary treatment facilities
E. Suggest general locations for any new treatment
facilities.
service areas
used in the
Sub-Element
itary Sewer
Goals & Objectives
San
F. Identify any remaining potential utility acquisitions.
G. Provide budget estimates for the necessary capital
improvements associated with the development of the
County utility system, or components thereof.
H. Examine the existing wastewater service rate structure
and connection fee charges to determine an estimate
of potential revenues generated by a particular
construction project.
I. Estimate operating costs for the facilities
J. financing
and
options
Provide an outline of
implementation guidelines.
Policy requires no
change
Revised sanitary sewer
sub element pending
adoption.
Policy 6D.2.1.2 In order to provide maximum coverage of
wastewater service within the South Hutchinson Island
service area for the 5-year planning period and through
buildout of the area, the County shall implement the Water
and Wastewater Master Plan, by maintaining the current
operation of the South Hutchinson Island Wastewater
Treatment facility.
Policy requires no
change
Revised sanitary sewer
sub element
pending
adoption
Policy 6D.2.1.3 By December 31, 2005, in order to provide
maximum coverage of potable water delivery within the
North County Service Areas, for the 5-year planning
period and through buildout of the area, the County shall
implement the Water and Wastewater Master Plan, by
determining if the following identified facility needs and/or
improvements will be required:
A. Expansion of the Holiday Pines WWTP into a Reqional
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Comments
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Measurable Target
Wastewater Treatment Plant,
from the current 0.210 mgd
capacity by 2005.
B. Construct and operate by 2010, a new regional
wastewater treatment plant to be located south of Indrio
Road and east of Taylor Dairy Road. This facility shall
at construction contain:
1
increasing the facility
capacity to 5.0 mgd
Initial capacity of 1.5 mgd by 2010
increase capacity to 2.5 mgd by 2020.
Provide equipment capable of treating the
wastewater product to unrestricted public
access irrigation.
4. Install a 0.3 mgd process train by 2015.
C. Provide service to the existing developments within the
North County Service Area.
2
3.
no
Policy requires
change
Revised sanitary sewer
sub element pending
adoption.
Policy 6D.2.1.4 By December 31, 2005, in order to provide
maximum coverage of potable water delivery within the
North Hutchinson Island Service Area, for the 5-year
planning period and through buildout of the area, the
County shall implement the Water and Wastewater Master
Plan, by determining if the following facility needs and/or
improvements will be required:
A. facility
to
mgd capacity
0.5
from
Expand the existing
0.75 mgd by 2012
from 0.75 mgd capacity to
C. Connect those facilities that have private package
plants on North Hutchinson Island to the expanded
North Hutchinson Island Wastewater Treatment
Facility.
B. Expand the existing facility
1.0 mgd by 2020.
D. Replace the 6-inch force main north of the Hibiscus Lift
Station with an 8-inch force main by 2005.
E. Design and construct the Queens Cove
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collection system including lift station and force main by
2010.
Sanitary Sewer Sub-Element
Goals & Objectives
F. Design and construct the Bimini Drive, Bermuda Drive
and Marina Drive wastewater collection system
including lift station and force main by 2010.
G. Design and construct the Ft. Pierce Shores wastewater
collection system including lift station and force main by
2010.
H. Extend the existing 8-inch force main from Bryn Mawr
north to the County line and construct a lift station by
2020.
and
require no
Policy
objective
change.
Revised sanitary sewer
sub element pending
adoption
Island expand the
1.5 mgd.
study the development
to establish growth
and a schedule of
At buildout of North Hutchinson
existing facility from 1.0 mgd to
Policy 6D.2.2.1 The County shall
areas listed in Objective 2.2,
projections, required facility sizes
capital improvements.
I.
Objective 60.2.2 The following
locations are targeted for higher
intensity development or are
currently experiencing problems
with existing sewer systems and
shall have central sanitary sewer
service provided:
A. That area surrounding the
1-95-lndrio Road Interchange.
That area surrounding the
1-95-White City Road
Interchange. west of 1-95.
U.S. 1
B.
the
That area along County Road
707 between the Savannas State
Reserve and the Indian River
Lagoon.
The date by which service will
be provided will be determined
in the Sanitary Sewer Master
n
That area along
Savannas area.
C
o.
E.
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Sanitary Sewer Sub-Element
Goals & Objectives
Plan Update, as amended from
time to time. All amendments to
the dates by which service will
be provided will be incorporated
into this sub-element through
the comprehensive plan
amendment process
no
Policy requires
change.
Revised sanitary sewer
sub element pending
adoption.
undertake projects which
the schedule of capital
Policy 60.2.2.2 The County shal
shall be in accordance with
improvements.
no
Policy requires
change
Revised sanitary sewer
sub element pending
adoption.
Policy 60.2.2.3 The County shall give priority to projects
needed to correct existing deficiencies in the formulation
and implementation of the annual work programs
Policy requires no
change
Revised sanitary sewer
sub element pending
adoption.
Policy 60.2.2.4 The County shal consider initiating
negotiations with other sanitary sewer service providers to
serve those County areas that could be reasonably and
cost effectively served by the other sanitary sewer service
providers, either existing or proposed.
no
Policy requires
change
Revised sanitary sewer
sub element pending
adoption.
be
shal
service
of
recipients
Policy 60.2.2.5 The
responsible for its cost.
Policy and
objective require no
change.
Revised sanitary sewer
sub element pending
adoption.
Policy 60.2.3.1 The County shall study those existing
private utilities of appreciable service area size to
determine their value and revenue-producing potential. In
addition, needed capital improvements and service area
expansion potential should be considered.
Objective 60.2.3 Upon completion of
the update to the County-wide Water
and Wastewater Master Plan, initiate
programs to acquire private utilities
serving the unincorporated area that
are capable of expansion and of
sustaining themselves with
revenues.
no
Policy requires
change.
Revised sanitary sewer
sub element pending
adoption.
acquisition
the public
Policy 60.2.3.2 The County shall consider for
those private utilities which would benefit
welfare through acquisition by the County.
Adopted
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itary Sewer
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San
no
Adopted
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Comments
Policy requires
change
October
Current
---
Revised sanitary sewer
sub element pending
adoption.
Conditions
Measurable Target
Policy 60.2.3.4 When areas previously served by package
treatment plants are connected to a central system, it shall
not be the responsibility of the central system to purchase
these package treatment plants or incur the cost
associated with removal.
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Goal & Objectives 1 Measurable Target I Current Conditions I Comments
GOAL 7.1 BALANCING GROWTH AND COASTAL RESOURCES. ALL DEVELOPMENT PROPOSED IN THE FUTURE LAND USE ELEMENT
IN THE COASTAL AREA SHALL OCCUR IN A MANNER WHICH PROTECTS, CONSERVES, AND ENHANCES THE NATURAL
RESOURCES OF THE COASTAL AREA AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC BENEFITS ATTRIBUTED TO THEM.
Objective 7.1.1: Objective requires
Future Development in the change.
Coastal Area. St. Lucie County
shall continue to protect the
natural resources of the coastal
area from adverse impacts
caused by future development
through the implementation and
strengthening of existing
environmentally related laws
and the assignment of
appropriate Future Land Use
designations.
no
No change needed
On-going
Policy 7.1.1 .1 :
Future development in the coastal area shal
be limited to those land uses which are
resource dependent or compatible with the
physical and environmental characteristics
of the coastal area, or to those uses which
can occur without degradation of important
environmental values or interference with
legally used public access to coastal area
shorelines.
2. No change needed.
2. On-going
Policy 7.1.1.2
All land development regulations adopted
pursuant to this element shall be consistent
with:
a. The Future Land Use Element and Map;
b. The County's Hutchinson Island
Residential Oevelopment Ordinance;
c. Vested development rights;
d. The County's Hutchinson Island Coastal
Area Protection Ordinance, and the Sea
Turtle Protection Ordinance; and
e. The goals, objective and policies of this
Element and the Conservation Element
concerning the protection, appropriate use
and conservation of natural resources.
3. No change needed
3. On-going
Policy 7.1.1.3:
Erosion control measures shall be limited to
those that do not interfere with the natural
resources and processes of the coastal
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4. No change needed.
5. No change needed.
6. No change needed.
Adopted
October 28. 2008
Coastal Management Element
Goal & Objectives
Current Conditions
4. On-going
Measurable Target
Policy 7.1.1.4:
Future development or redevelopment within
the coastal area shall provide infrastructure
to service the development or
redevelopment at the Level of Service
standards adopted in the appropriate
elements of this Comprehensive Plan, and
which is consistent with the coastal resource
protection, access, and safe evacuation
requirements of this Comprehensive Plan,
and as further provided for in the Capital
Improvements Element.
area
5. On-going
Policy 7.1.1.5:
The County shall continue to coordinate with
appropriate state agencies in meeting the
goals and policies of the Indian River
Lagoon Aquatic Preserves Management
Plan, the North Fork of the St. Lucie River
Aquatic Preserve Management Plan, the
Indian River Lagoon Surface Water
Improvement and Management Plan, and
the Indian River Lagoon Comprehensive
Conservation & Management Plan.
Coordination will consist of, at a minimum,
continual participation on applicable
committees and task forces as well as the
provision of administrative and fiscal
support.
6. On-going
Policy 7.1.1.6:
The County shall provide eco-tourism
opportunities within the coastal area in a
manner that does not degrade or reduce the
long-term viability of the functions and
values of coastal waters and adjacent
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uplands. Lands purchased through federal,
state and local natural resource protection
programs shall provide public access and
recreational improvements in a manner that
minimizes impacts to the natural areas and
does not compromise the long term viability
of the protected resources
Coastal Management Element
Goal & Objectives
7. Amend policy to include
timeframe for completion of
the study.
7. This is not yet completed
and the policy does not
establish a timeframe for the
completion of the study.
Policy 7.1.1.7:
81. Lucie County shall conduct a study that
results in the provision of an eco-tourism
zoning designation and land development
standards that provide for the development
of sustainable eco-tourism support facilities.
Objective: Amend to include
an option for mitigation for
unavoidable impacts.
No change needed
On-going
Policy 7.1.2.1:
The County shall continue to implement and
enforce land development regulations that
require the use of native or drought tolerant
vegetation adapted to existing soil and
climatic conditions in landscaping in the
coastal area
2. No change needed
2. LOC 7.09.05 Removal of
exotic vegetation required in
the current code.
Policy 7.1.2.2:
The County shall require the removal and
eradication of all nuisance and exotic
vegetation such as Australian pine, Brazilian
pepper, and Melaleuca during construction
of new development and replacement with
plant species that are consistent with Policy
7.1.2.1.
3. No change needed
3. LOC 6.02.02 C.1. Minimum
buffer criteria established in
Policy 7.1.2.3:
The County shall continue to
Objective 7.1.2:
Protecting Wetlands and
Wildlife Habitat. The County
shall support the protection,
conservation, or enhancement
of coastal uplands and
wetlands. The County shall
include within its Land
Development Regulations
criteria and standards for the
protection and enhancement of
the remaining native plant
communities in the County.
There shall be no net loss of
existing wetland functions and
values which are regulated by
federal and state agencies. The
land development regulations
shall include open space
requirements, upland buffers
and clustering of units as
means to protect existing
wetlands.
Adopted
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the current code
Measurable Target
enforce land development regulations which
require a minimum fifty (50) foot buffer zone
of native upland and transitional vegetation
along rivers, creeks, and estuaries, to be
maintained from the landward extent of state
waters or from mean high water of the rivers,
creeks, and estuaries, whichever is greater.
However, setbacks for the North Fork of the
St. Lucie River shall be governed by those
set out in the Land Use Element to the
extent that those requirements may be more
restrictive.
Coastal Management Element
Goal & Objectives
4. The policy statement
could be simplified to state
that "The Land development
regulations shall require the
installation of a native
vegetative transitional buffer
adjacent to all wetlands and
submerged lands, whether
the submerged lands be
naturally occurring or
manmade, on all new
development sites."
4. LOC 6.02.03 F. establishes
required buffering. The policy
should be redrafted to provide
more clarity relating to
permitting authority and
applicable habitats. Although
the County does not regulate
ponds or wetlands, they do
have the authority to require
installation of vegetative
transitional buffers adjacent
to wetlands and submerged
lands, whether the
submerged lands be naturally
occurring or manmade
Policy 7.1.2.4
A buffer zone of native upland edge (i.e.,
transitional) vegetation shall be provided and
maintained around isolated wetlands and
deepwater habitats which are constructed or
preserved on new development sites. The
buffer zone may consist of preserve or
planted vegetation but shall include canopy,
understory, and ground cover of native
species only. The edge habitat shall begin at
the upland limit of any wetland or deepwater
habitat. As a minimum, ten (10) square feet
of such buffer shall be provided for each
linear foot of wetland or deepwater habitat
perimeter that lies adjacent to uplands. This
upland edge habitat shall be located such
that no less than fifty (50) percent of the total
shoreline is buffered by a minimum width of
ten (10) feet of upland habitat.
reflect
to
5. Amend policy
study results.
5. The County Mosquito
Control Oistrict has done a
number of independent
studies which identify specific
benefits from its
Policy 7.1.2.5:
All mosquito impoundments shall be
assessed to determine if they provide
multiple functions of marine fisheries habitat,
water quality enhancement, and adequate
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Current Conditions
impoundment reconnection,
restoration and management
practices. Since all
impoundments are managed
in similar manner, those
same benefits are assumed
to accrue in all reconnected
impoundments, although not
every impoundment has been
independently studied, due to
funding limitations.
Comparative studies of
managed and unmanaged-
isolated, and unmanaged-
breached impoundments
have also been done, in the
past. Such studies, and
recent modeling, have shown
the culvert reconnection
program provides equivalent
or better hydrological
communication, water quality,
biota, and sediment accretion
rates, as unmanaged-
breached impoundments.
Unmanaged-isolated
impoundments have been
studied for pre- and post-
hydrological reconnection
effects, and in every case,
biodiversity has increased,
and mangrove and marine
herbaceous shrubs have
replaced poorly-functioning
exotic-plant -im pacted,
isolated systems. Mosquito
control has been found to be
adequately provided by
on shal
between
managed versus
unmanaged.
Measurable Target
mosquito control. Particular attent
be given to the differences
impoundments that are
those that are breached or
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Comments
Current Conditions
reconnected, managed
impoundments, but not by
unmanaged-breached and
unmanaged isolated
impoundments. All publicly-
owned coastal wetlands are
providing adequate mosquito
control; however, private-
ownership of unmanaged
coastal wetlands is limiting
mosquito control
effectiveness
Measurable Target
6. No change needed
6. On-going
Policy 7.1.2.6:
The County shall, through the development
review process, in cooperation with the
appropriate wetland regulatory agencies,
continue to conserve and protect coastal
wetlands from detrimental physical and
hydrological alteration and prohibit
unmitigated encroachment into coastal
wetlands. The regulation of activities in, on
or over wetlands or other surface waters and
the management and storage of all surface
waters shall be pursuant to applicable Local,
State and Federal requirements. The most
restrictive of these shall be enforced. County
regulations shall include criteria to evaluate
and preserve wetlands, based upon their
functional characteristics including types,
size, values, functions, conditions and
location
7. No change needed.
Adopted
October 28. 2008
7. On-going
Policy 7.1.2.7:
The County shall continue to evaluate
erosion problems and implement erosion
control measures, along Indian River Orive
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9. No change needed.
10. No change needed.
Adopted
October 28. 2008
itions
Current Cond
Measurable Target
Ft. Pierce. Erosion control
shall be consistent with Policy
south of
measures
7.1.2.1
Coastal Management Element
Goal & Objectives
8. On-going
Policy 7.1.2.8:
There shall be no-net loss of existing
wetlands which are regulated by federal and
state agencies. The County shall implement
this policy through the site plan and building
application permitting. Any approved
mitigation plan shall result in a no loss of
wetlands acreage or function within St. Lucie
County, unless waived by the Board of
County Commissioners
9. On-going
Policy 7.1.2.9:
The County shall support and implement
programs, in line with the administrative and
fiscal constraints of the County, to restore,
enhance, and maintain the functions and
values of natural waterways and adjacent
upland habitats within the coastal area.
Through state and local programs, St. Lucie
County will continue to encourage the
preservation and enhancement of floodplain
wetland functions through public purchase
and restoration of the floodplain wetlands
and adjacent upland buffers along the North
Fork of the St. Lucie River and the Indian
River Lagoon, including their natural
tributaries.
10. On-going
Policy 7.1.2.10:
Management and recreation development
plans for lands purchased through state and
local natural resource protection programs
(Environmentally Significant Lands, Save
Our Coasts, Preservation 2000) shall only
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change.
1. No change needed.
2. No change needed.
3. No change needed.
4. No change needed.
Adopted
October 28. 2008
Conditions
Current
Measurable Target
allow for development that minimizes
impacts to natural resources and does not
degrade the long-term viability of existing
natural resources on the site. Where
possible all plans should assist to restore the
biodiversity of plant and animal species in
the coastal area while providing reasonable
public access
Coastal Management Element
Goal & Objectives
On-going
Policy 7.1.3.1:
The County shall continue to implement the
sea turtle protection ordinance. The Sea
Turtle Protection Ordinance shall be
periodically reviewed and updated as
necessary to ensure adequate protection for
sea turtles in St. Lucie County.
Objective 7.1.3:
Protection of Living Marine
Resources. St. Lucie County
shall protect, conserve, or
enhance living marine
resources and continue to
implement regulations to
reduce adverse impacts caused
by development.
2. On-going
Policy 7.1.3.2:
The St. Lucie County Manatee Protection
Plan, dated March 1, 2002, is hereby
included within this Comprehensive Plan by
Reference. All development activities
affected by this plan shall be governed
accordingly.
3. On-going
Policy 7.1.3.3
The County shall cooperate with the
appropriate regulatory and management
agencies to implement comprehensive and
coordinated management plans for the
Indian River Lagoon in order to improve the
biological health of the Lagoon
4. On-going
Policy 7.1.3.4:
St. Lucie County
continue ~eriodic
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within
protect
seagrass
seagrass
Measurable Target
monitoring of seagrass bed conditions
the County. The County shall
shorelines containing significant
habitat and shall seek to restore
coverage, where possible.
Goal & Objectives
5. No change needed
5. On-going
Policy 7.1.3.5:
St. Lucie County shall assist the FOEP upon
request in establishing well marked stacking
and mooring areas for ships and boats in
order to protect reefs and seagrass beds.
6. Amend policy to reflect
evaluations that have been
conducted or delete the first
sentence. change
required second
sentence.
No
the
for
6. The County has not
evaluated the impacts of the
navigation improvements; no
information is provided on
any specific agency that has
conducted this evaluation.
Policy 7.1.3.6 :
Specific and cumulative impacts of
navigation improvements to the Ft. Pierce
Inlet upon the Sabellariid worm reefs shall
be evaluated to ensure the maintenance of
viable natural and educational functions of
the reefs. The County shall support the
mapping of the natural reefs abutting the
Atlantic Ocean shoreline and the
establishment of appropriate protective
measures for these reefs.
7. No change needed
7. On-going
Policy 7.1.3.7:
Spoil islands shall be retained in public
ownership and modified to serve as green
areas, bird roosting, nesting, and feeding
areas and, when appropriate, water-
dependent recreation areas. Revegetation
efforts on all spoil islands will utilize 100
percent native vegetation adapted to existing
soil and climatic conditions and will include
the elimination of exotic species if required
by the appropriate State agency. The
disposal of spoil material shall be consistent
with Policy 7.1.4.5
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8. Amend policy to include a
future date, or amend to
reflect that the County will
support all measures to
protect the reef.
Current Conditions
8. Oesignation not achieved.
Measurable Target
Policy 7.1.3.8:
Efforts between the County and local
interest groups shall be made to designate
the St. Lucie nearshore and Oculina Reefs
federal marine sanctuaries in accordance
with the Federal Marine Sanctuary Program
with the intent of reaching this designation
by January 1, 2003.
Coastal Management Element
Goal & Objectives
9. No change needed.
Adopted
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995 and
County's
al Tech,
off-shore
Policy 7.1.3.9
Alternative sources for borrow material for
the Ft. Pierce Feeder Beach Restoration
Project shall be evaluated, to eliminate the
degradation of nearshore and offshore
natural reefs.
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Element
Coastal Management
& Objectives
Goal
10. No change needed
10. On-going
Policy 7.1.3.10:
The County shall discourage development
activities on submerged lands.
No change needed
11
On-going
11
to
the
Policy 7.1.3.11:
The County shal continue efforts
reconnect all impounded marshes to
Indian River Lagoon.
12. No change needed
12. On-going
Policy 7.1.3.12:
The County shall coordinate with pertinent
state and regional agencies to identify
natural area greenways and wildlife corridors
to link existing public parks, preserve areas,
and similar public areas for conservation and
habitat preservation purposes through the
creation of a system of natural area
greenways and wildlife corridors that will
protect ecological communities in the coastal
area. The greenway system shall also
encourage non-motorized transportation
through the connection of sidewalks and
bike lanes and by locating greenway hubs in
close proximity to mass transit stops.
to
preservation'
13. Add
policy.
13 On-going. The policy
should be revised to
acknowledge both acquisition
and preservation.
Policy 7.1.3.13:
The County shall continue the acquisition of
environmentally significant lands to
preserve, protect and restore the biological
diversity, integrity and productivity of
ecological communities
Policy 7.1.3.14:
The County shall cooperate with and assist
the Florida Oepartment of Environmental
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Current Conditions
14. On-going.
Measurable Target
Protection, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service and the National Marine Fisheries
Commission in the implementation of
protective and recovery programs for the
West Indian Manatees, Sea Turtles, and
other listed species
Element
Coastal Management
& Oblectives
Goal
15. No change needed
15. On-going
Policy 7.1.3.15:
The County shall require that land
development projects within the coastal area
demonstrate non-degradation of water
quality for all discharges into receiving
waters designated as "Conditionally
Approved" or "Approved" Oepartment of
Environmental Protection Shellfish
Harvesting Area.
no
requires
No change needed.
Objective
change.
On-going.
Policy 7.1.4.1
No new untreated point source discharges
into coastal waters for storm water runoff &
wastewater effluent will be permitted.
policy
the
2. Complete
statement.
ends
2. Policy Incomplete,
mid-sentence.
Policy 7.1.4.2:
In order to reduce the impact of effluent from
sewage treatment plants on the lagoon, all
existing regulated wastewater plants in the
unincorporated areas of Hutchinson Island
shall connect to regional waste treatment
facilities within the applicable service areas,
unless accepted by St. Lucie County through
a
Objective 7.1.4
St. Lucie County shall strive to
obtain or maintain water quality
and trophic state index
classifications of "good" for the
Indian River Lagoon, Five Mile
Creek, Ten Mile Creek, and the
North Fork of the St. Lucie
River. The County shall enact
appropriate regulations which
provide for the maintenance or
improvement of water quality.
3. No change needed.
3. On-going
Policy 7.1.4.3:
New causeways
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4. No change needed.
5. No change needed.
6. No change needed.
7. No change needed.
Adopted
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Conditions
Current
Measurable Target
Lagoon shall be prohibited in order to reduce
further constriction of water circulation. New
infrastructure must be demonstrated to meet
all of the measures spelled out in Goal 7.1
Coastal Management Element
Goal & Objectives
4. On-going
Policy 7.1.4.4:
In order to reduce non-point source pollutant
loadings and improve the functioning of the
County's drainage system, the County shall
continue to use a franchise hauler to collect
residential solid waste in the urban
unincorporated County.
5. On-going
Policy 7.1.4.5:
All spoil from the dredging of the lagoon
shall be placed on uplands once an upland
site is established.
6. On-going
Policy 7.1.4.6:
The County shall prohibit shoreline alteration
and construction which degrades existing
estuarine productivity with exceptions such
as necessary access to marine resources,
and the abatement of serious and significant
erosion, when the projects are not expected
to result in long-term or permanent
degradation of water quality or habitat value.
7. On-going
Policy 7.1.4.7:
The County shall continue to address point
and non-point pollution problems through its
storm water management program. The
County shall request assistance from
appropriate agencies in addressing high
priority problems through Federal, State and
Regional programs that provide technical
and fiscal resources
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Coastal Management
& Objectives
Comments
8. Amend section d. to fix the
typo by changing lobbing to
lobbying. Update the section
to reflect the current state of
the proposed IRL-South
projects.
Conditions
d. lobbing should be lobbying.
The Final Project
Implementation Report (PIR)
for the CERP IRL-South Plan
is completed.
Current
8. On-going
Measurable Target
Policy 7.1.4.8:
The County shall continue to address water
quality problems identified in the data and
analysis section of this element through:
a. continual cooperation in SWIM programs;
b. the implementation of the St. Lucie
County Stormwater Master Plan;
c. enforcement of regulations to improve
control of illegal dumping into canals, ditches
and waterways, and increase
implementation of urban and agricultural
best management practices;
d. Aggressively lobbing and taking
leadership to plan and locate water preserve
facilities within St. Lucie County by January
1, 2005. Facilities will be built in order to
attenuate storm water discharge, eliminate
agricultural pollutants, and manage salinity
in the St. Lucie River and the Indian River
Lagoon.
e. Public purchase and protection of upland
buffer area along all natural waterways
Goal
9. No change needed
9. On-going
Policy 7.1.4.9:
The County shal continue to construct
storm water management improvements in a
manner that enhances receiving waters and
provides habitat for native animal and plant
species.
10. No change needed
10. On-going
Policy 7.1.4.10:
The County shall increase public awareness
about the Indian River Lagoon and the North
Fork of the St. Lucie River, their diverse
resources and value, as well as threats to
these resources. Increase public awareness
of and involvement in programs to protect,
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Measurable Target
enhance and restore the estuaries, including
efforts to reduce the impacts of storm-water
and fresh-water discharges.
Coastal Management Element
Goal & Objectives
No change needed
11
On-going
11
Policy 7.1.4.11:
The County shall continue to evaluate and
update the Storm water Master Plan to
address water quality issues.
Objective: Amend reflect the
enforcement and
maintenance of the adopted
beach and dune
management program
LOC Section 6.02.01 E.
Beach and Dune Protection
includes restrictions and
criteria in order to protect
against erosion, maintain
habitat value and productivity,
maintain natural scenic
values, prevent damage to
beach and dune vegetation,
and promote natural
rebuilding of the dune through
wind forces.
Objective 7.1.5:
Beaches and Dunes. St. Lucie
County shall provide for the
protection and restoration of
beaches and dunes. A
comprehensive beach and dune
management program shall be
adopted by 2003 which
enhances the natural
functioning of the beach-dune
system while reducing
unnatural disturbances of the
primary dune.
No change needed
On-going
Policy 7.1.5.1:
The County shall prohibit construction
seaward of the Coastal Construction Control
Line including construction of coastal or
shore protection structures, except where
the Florida Oepartment of Environmental
Protection has issued the applicable permit
authorizing that construction.
2. No change needed.
2. On-going
Policy 7.1.5.2:
Techniques for inlet maintenance which
provide for long-term beach stability through
facilitation of normal littoral processes shall
be supported.
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3. No change needed
Current Conditions
3. On-going
Measurable Target
Policy 7.1.5.3:
The beach renourishment projects currently
recommended by the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers and Florida Oepartment of
Environmental Protection shall be supported
if shown to comply with the measure of Goal
7.1. Mitigation must be in kind, acre for acre
or greater.
Element
Management
& Objectives
Goal
Coasta
4. No change needed
4. On-going
Policy 7.1.5.4:
The County shal require provisions for
public access to beaches renourished at the
public's expense
5. No change needed
5. On-going, this is contained
in LOC 6.02.01 E.1. Oune
preservation restriction zone
Policy 7.1.5.5:
Access to the beach for new development
will be confined to elevated walkways that
protect dune systems, subject to the Florida
Oepartment of Environmental Protection
approval.
6. No change needed
6. On-going, this is contained
in LDC 6.02.04 Regulation of
Motorized Vehicles in
Environmentally Sensitive
Areas
Policy 7.1.5.6:
The County shall enforce regulations which
prohibit motor vehicles on public lands within
the coastal strand and scrub upland habitats
that lie east of the Coastal Construction
Control Line, unless authorized by the
appropriate Federal, State, or local agency.
Objective: Amend to reflect
the enforcement and the
maintenance of the adopted
historic preservation
ordinance
Code Chapter 1.10-2 St.
Lucie County Historic
Preservation Ordinance was
adopted in 2006.
No change needed
On-going, this is contained
Art. V Sec.1-10.2-19
1
in
Policy 7.1.6.1:
As an alternative to preserving historic or
archaeoloqical sites, excavation of a site
Objective 7.1.6:
The County shall implement
and strengthen regulations that
provide for the protection,
preservation, or sensitive reuse
of historic resources in the
coastal area, including the
ado~tion of a historic
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Certificate to dig, required for
all activities that may reveal
or disturb an archaeological
site in an archaeological zone
Measurable Target
conducted by the Florida Oivision of Historic
Resources or their approved alternate prior
to development shall be allowed. Should a
site be scientifically excavated then
development may proceed without
preserving the site unless found to be of
great significance
Management Element
Goal & Objectives
preservation ordinance by 2002.
Coastal
2. No change needed
to
to
2. On-going, a certificate
dig may be made subject
specified conditions
Policy 7.1.6.2:
In the case of historic or archaeological
sites, vegetation removal shall be prohibited
unless the vegetation to be removed is a
part of a bona fide scientific excavation or is
a part of an approved development plan.
3. No change needed
3. On-going, this is reflected
in Art III Sec. 1-10.2-12 (10)
Historic Preservation
Committee shall have power
to review and make
recommendations regarding
the acceptance of donations
of real property to the Board.
Policy 7.1.6.3:
Oonations of significant historic or
archaeological sites shall be considered for
acceptance by the Board of County
Commissioners.
4. Update the policy to reflect
current conditions.
4. Criteria had been
established in Art IV Sec. 1-
10.2-13
Policy 7.1.6.4:
The criteria for the identification of historic
resources shall be developed for
incorporation into the Historic Preservation
Ordinance required pursuant to the Future
Land Use Element.
reflect
to
5. Redraft policy
current conditions.
5. Art IV Sec. 1-10.2-14 (4)
Oesignation reports include
identification and mapping.
Art III 1-10.2-12 (16)
Nominations of local property
to National Register.
Policy 7.1.6.5:
The following shall be accomplished:
a. The identification, designation, and
mapping of any structures or sites that meet
the criteria developed pursuant to Policy
7.1.6.4, for incorporation into the Historic
Preservation Ordinance required pursuant to
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Coastal Management
& Objectives
Comments
Conditions
Current
Measurable Target
the Future Land Use Element; and
b. The submission of a list of any such
designated historic resources to the U.S.
Oepartment of the Interior for inclusion of the
National Register of Historic Places.
Goal
6. No change needed
6. On-going
be
shal
Policy 7.1.6.6:
A list of historic resources
continually updated as appropriate
7. No change needed
7. On-going
Policy 7.1.6.7
Historic resources and their environments
should be included and protected in public
acquisition programs for recreation, open
space and conservation.
8. Amend the policy to reflect
current conditions.
8. The Historic Preservation
Ordinance was adopted in
2006.
Policy 7.1.6.8:
By Oecember 31, 2002, the County shall
enact regulations that will further protect the
integrity of sites identified by St. Lucie
County as significant historic resources. At a
minimum the regulations shall provide that:
a. No existing archaeological sites shall be
excavated, scraped, leveled, or altered
without supervision of a professional
archaeologist utilizing acceptable
techniques;
b. An archaeological survey may be required
as part of development reviews;
c. If evidence of historical or archaeological
value is exposed through construction or site
preparation. work on that location will be
temporarily suspended until evaluated by the
County or their designees
state
to
Objective: Amend
title of study.
The marina siting study is the
Boating Facility Siting
Objective 7.1.7:
As outlined in the marina siting
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Component of the Manatee
Protection Plan.
Measurable Target
No change needed
On-going
Policy 7.1.7.1:
The County shall require prospective marina
developers to complete the "Preliminary
Screening Checklist For Marinas" and
review the information with the County
Planning Manager to discuss the potential
issues for development of marinas in the
Indian River Lagoon and North Fork of the
St. Lucie River. An official pre-application
meeting should be held with the St. Lucie
County Planning Manager for early
identification of siting issues.
Management
Goal & Objectives
study, St. Lucie County shall
balance the need for
environmental protection and
restoration with the demands
for public, as well as private
boating facilities.
Element
Coastal
2. No change needed
2. On-going
Policy 7.1.7.2:
Marinas shall be compatible with the St.
Lucie County Future Land Use Map and
natural resource protection standards in
terms of the types and intensities of uses
and the provision of methods to off-set and
mitigate impacts to natural coastal area
resources.
3. No change needed
3. On-going
Policy 7.1.7.3
New marina facilities shall be located in
areas that minimize adverse environmental
impacts.
4. No change needed
4. On-going
Policy 7.1.7.4:
St. Lucie County shall encourage the
expansion of existing marina facilities and
any new water dependent development to
take place in disturbed areas.
Policy 7.1.7.5:
Adequate and effective measures shall be
5. No change needed
Adopted
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5. On-going
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7. No change needed.
8. No change needed.
9. No change needed.
Adopted
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Current Conditions
6. On-going.
Measurable Target
taken to prevent contamination of area
waters from spillage or tank storage
leakage. A fuel spill operations and
contingency plan will be prepared for all new
fueling operations in St. Lucie County. The
plan will include operation and safety
procedures and contingency plans for clean-
up of a potential spill.
Coastal Management Element
Goal & Objectives
impact of the
County shall
growth of this
maintains the
Policy 7.1.7.6:
Oue to the direct economic
marine industry, St. Lucie
encourage continued orderly
industry in a manner that
economic value of coastal resources
7. On-going
Policy 7.1.7.7:
Public marinas, beaches, and other
recreational facilities shall be sited with
access to major transportation systems,
including non-motorized facilities and
existing and proposed mass transit stops.
8. On-going
Policy 7.1.7.8:
New and expanded marina facilities shall
utilize dry storage, where possible. St. Lucie
County shall encourage the use of dry
storage in a manner that protects coastal
resources and adjacent lands. Review of
proposed dry storage area shall consider
setbacks, height limitations, parcel size,
color, maintenance, etc.
9. On-going
Policy 7.1.7.9:
St. Lucie County shal consider zoning
classifications for marina development and
adopt performance standards and other
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controlling measures cited in the marina
siting study for implementation through the
development review process.
GOAL 7.2: REDUCING VULNERABILITY TO HURRICANES. ST. LUCIE COUNTY SHALL STRIVE TO PROTECT THE PEOPLE AND
PROPERTY IN ST. LUCIE COUNTY FROM THE EFFECTS OF HURRICANE STORM DAMAGE. ST. LUCIE COUNTY SHALL WEIGH FUTURE
DEVELOPMENT AS TO THE IMPACT IT WOULD HAVE ON THE COUNTY'S ABILITY TO PROTECT THE PEOPLE AND PROPERTY IN ST.
LUCIE COUNTY FROM THE EFFECTS OF HURRICANE STORM DAMAGE.
Objective 7.2.1 :
The County shall address
development and
redevelopment in the coastal
area in the County's Hurricane
Evacuation Plan.
Comments
Conditions
Current
Element
Coastal Management
& Objectives
Goal
no
reflect
requires
to
Objective
change.
1. Amend the policy
the new definition.
1. A new definition of Coastal
High Hazard Area (CHHA)
has been adopted by the
State. Pursuant to Chapter
163.3178(2)(h) F.S., the
"Coastal High Hazard Areas"
(also referred to as the high-
hazard coastal areas) means
the area below the elevation
of the category 1 storm surge
line as established by a Sea,
Lake, and Overland Surges
from Hurricanes (SLOSH)
computerized storm surge
model.
Policy 7.2.1.1:
The coastal high hazard area shall be
defined as all of those properties located
within a category one evacuation area. This
area includes all mobile home parks, the
barrier islands, and any area shown on the
Army Corp of Engineers Hurricane Surge
Maps as being susceptible in a category one
storm surge.
2. No change needed
2. On-going
Policy 7.2.1.2:
New sanitary sewer facilities in the hurricane
yulnerability zone shall be flood- proofed to
prevent inflow and insure that raw sewage
does not leak from them during flood events.
3. No change needed
3. On-going
Policy 7.2.1.3:
The construction of County-funded public
facilities in the coastal high hazard area shall
be prohibited, unless the facility is necessary
for public access, natural resource
restoration or enhancement, or to provide for
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4. No change needed
Current Conditions
4. On-going.
appropriate
Measurable Target
recreational facilities and other
water dependent facilities.
Coastal Management Element
Goal & Objectives
Policy 7.2.1.4:
New development and redevelopment within
V or A flood zones as designated by the
Federal Emergency Management Agency
shall employ building construction
techniques which are consistent with the
requirements of the Federal Emergency
Management Agency Flood Insurance
Program and the County's Coastal
Construction Code.
s a
5. Remove this policy
duplication of 7.4.1
5. This policy is the same as
policy 7.4.1. There is no need
to duplicate it here.
Policy 7.2.1.5:
The County shall prohibit the use of public
funds for infrastructure expansion or
improvements in coastal high hazard areas
unless such funds are necessary to:
a. Provide services to existing development
(structures approved for development prior
to the adoption of this Comprehensive Plan);
b. Provide adequate evacuation in the event
of emergency; or
c. Provide for appropriate water dependent
uses including the restoration or
enhancement of natural resources within the
coastal area
Objective requires no
change.
1. No change needed.
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Adopted
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On-going
Policy 7.2.2.1:
County-funded buildings shall include the
function of public hurricane shelter in their
design. Some of the elements to be
considered in the design are:
a. Flooding potential;
b. Accessibility;
Objective 7.2.2:
The County sha promote the
construction of publicly owned
buildings that can be safely
utilized as public hurricane
shelters
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Coastal Management
& Objectives
Comments
itions
Current Cond
up/down
Measurable Target
c. Rain surcharge on roofs;
d. Window/door glass exposures;
e. The use of dedicated rol
hurricane shutters;
f. Adequate sanitary facilities;
g. Emergency power supply; and
h. Emergency water supply.
Goal
2. No change needed
2. On-going
Policy 7.2.2.2:
Request in writing that other governmental
entities in the County design new buildings
consistent with Policy 7.2.2.1 when
practicable and ask the County's Emergency
Management Oirector to review and
comment on proposals for new public
buildings.
3. No change needed
3. On-going
Policy 7.2.2.3:
Structural and functional designs of County
buildings shall be reviewed and retrofitted for
public shelters where it is cost effective
and/or practical.
s
4. No change needed
change
no
Objective
required.
4. On-going
The Treasure Coast
Hurricane Evacuation Plan
indicates that the County
currently has a long response
evacuation time of 12 hours
for Cateqory 3 and hiqher
Policy 7.2.2.4:
All new residential development in excess of
fifty units in areas subject to coastal flooding
shall provide shelter space for twenty
percent of the residents at a spacing
requirement of forty square feet per person,
or demonstrate the availability of the shelter
space.
Objective 7.2.3:
The County shall maintain the
worst case 22.5 hour hurricane
evacuation time.
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1. Amend policy to reflect the
current state of any
improvements
Current Conditions
hurricanes. The FOCA report
on Integrating Hazard
Mitigation into
Comprehensive Planning
recommends "The County
shall continue to maintain or
improve hurricane evacuation
times, with a maximum
allowable clearance time of
12 hours."
On-going
Measurable Target
Policy 7.2.3.1:
Midway Road, and Prima Vista Boulevard
shall be improved as soon as economically
feasible so as to achieve and maintain a
Level of Service O.
Element
Management
& Objectives
Goal
Coasta
2. No change needed
2. On-going
Policy 7.2.3.2:
Prior to the completion of the improvements
described in Policy 7.2.3.1, the direction of
traffic flow for one eastbound lane of each of
these roadways (Midway Road, Port St.
Lucie Boulevard, and Prima Vista
Boulevard) shall be reversed, if necessary,
during periods of emergency evacuation.
3. No change needed
The Treasure
Transportation
Hurricane
Study Update
full title of the
3. Ongoing
Coast
Analysis
Evacuation
2003 is the
report.
Policy 7.2.3.3
St. Lucie County shall continue to implement
the Treasure Coast Hurricane Evacuation
Plan.
4. No change needed
4. On-going
Policy 7.2.3.4:
St. Lucie County shall require environmental
impact studies and appropriate mitigation for
any capital projects within the coastal area.
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5. No change needed
Conditions
Current
5. On-going.
Measurable Target
Policy 7.2.3.5:
All hurricane evacuation studies and plans
conducted by or for the County shall be
provided to the Treasure Coast Regional
Planning Council, nearby counties, and all
municipalities within St. Lucie County for
review for consistency with regional and
local plans. Conversely, St. Lucie County
shall request for purposes of review, all
hurricane evacuation studies and plans for
nearby counties, municipalities within St.
Lucie County, and the Treasure Coast
Regional Planning Council.
Coastal Management Element
Goal & Objectives
6. No change needed
6. On-going
Policy 7.2.3.6:
If the Florida Oepartment of Transportation,
in conjunction with Martin County, decides to
widen the Jensen Beach Bridge to South
Hutchinson Island, discuss possible St.
Lucie County participation in the project with
the appropriate parties.
Objective requires no
change, but The Treasure
Coast Transportation
Analysis Hurricane
Evacuation Study Update
2003 is the full title of the
report.
Objective 7.2.4:
The County shall provide
immediate response to post-
hurricane situations through the
implementation of post-disaster
response and redevelopment
plans as set forth in the
Treasure Coast Hurricane
Evacuation Plan.
No change needed
On-going
Policy 7.2.4.1
After a hurricane, but prior to re-entry of the
population into evacuated areas, a special
meeting of the Board of County
Commissioners shall be convened to hear
preliminary damage assessments, appoint a
Recovery Task Force, and consider a
temporary moratorium on building activities
not necessary for the public health, safety,
Adopted
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3. No change needed.
4. No change needed.
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Current Conditions
2. On-going.
3. On-going.
Measurable Target
and general welfare
Element
Management
& Oblectives
Goa
Coasta
Policy 7.2.4.2
A Recovery Task Force shall be named to
include the Community Oevelopment
Oirector, Emergency Management Oirector,
County Engineer, and Sheriff, and other
members as directed by the Chairman of the
County Commission. Staff shall be provided
by the departments whose directors sit on
the Task Force. The Task Force shall be
disbanded after implementing its
responsibility
Policy 7.2.4.3:
The responsibilities of the Recovery Task
Force shall include: review and issuance of
emergency building permits; coordination
with state and federal officials to prepare
disaster assistance applications; analysis
and recommendation of hazard mitigation
options to the County Commission, including
reconstruction or relocation of damaged
public facilities; development of a
redevelopment plan; and recommendation of
amendments to the Comprehensive Plan,
Local Peacetime Emergency Plan, and other
appropriate policies and procedures.
4. On-going
Policy 7.2.4.4:
The following post-emergency activities shall
be pursued: immediate repairs to potable
water, wastewater, and power facilities;
removal of debris; stabilization or removal of
structures about to collapse; and minimal
repairs to make dwellings habitable. These
actions shall receive first priority in
permitting decisions. Long-term
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6. No change needed.
7. No change needed.
8. No change needed.
9. No change needed.
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Current Conditions
5. On-going.
6. On-going.
Measurable Target
redevelopment activities shall be postponed
until the Recovery Task Force has
completed its tasks.
Coastal Management Element
Goal & Objectives
Policy 7.2.4.5:
If appropriate to rebuild structures which
suffer damage in excess of fifty (50) percent
of their appraised value, current
requirements shall be met including those
enacted since construction of the structure
including the Coastal Construction Control
Line.
Policy 7.2.4.6
Structures which suffer repeated damage to
pilings, foundations, or load bearing walls
and are proposed to be rebuilt shall be
required to rebuild landward of their current
location or modify the structure to delete the
areas most prone to damage.
7. On-going
Policy 7.2.4.7
Repair or reconstruction of seawalls shall be
accompanied by beach fill or other
appropriate material authorized by the
appropriate Federal or State permitting
agencies.
8. On-going
Policy 7.2.4.8:
The County shall assess the value of al
structures in the coastal high hazard area
and the utility of the land for public assess,
and evaluate the potential for acquisition,
relocation, or other appropriate measures in
line with fiscal constraints when post
disaster opportunities arise.
9. On-going.
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The Recovery Task Force shall review a
interagency hazard mitigation reports as
they are produced and make
recommendations for amendments to the
comprehensive plan accordingly.
OF PUBLIC ACCESS TO OCEANIC
Goal
AND RIVERINE COASTAL RESOURCES SHALL BE
maintain
ncrease
Revise objective to
parking rather than
parking spaces.
1. No change needed
On-going
ESTUARINE,
Policy 7.3.1.1
The County shall enact regulations which
provide for the maintenance of existing
legally used public access to the beach and
lagoon shoreline by new development, and
require that existing legally used public
beach access points be identified on the site
plans for new beachfront development with
continuation of the access point relocation of
it on the site, or donation of it to the County.
GOAL 7. 3
INCREASED.
Objective 7.3.1:
The County shall not
experience a net loss of public
beach, lagoon, and river
access. The County shall
continue to increase the
number of parking spaces,
lagoonal shoreline access, boat
ramps, and non-boat fishing
access points. Programs for the
acquisition of public access
facilities shall be consistent
with the financing ability of the
County.
AMOUNT
THE
to
2. Consider revising
provide parking as needed
are
no
facilities
and require
2. Some
walkable
parking
and
Policy 7.3.1.2:
The County shall require parking for
access to all public recreation facilities
3. Amend the policy to reflect
the County's current policy
on beach parking.
3. The County is no longer
considering additional paved
parking facilities.
Policy 7.3.1.3:
By Oecember 31, 2001, a study of those
areas along State Road A 1 A where paved
parking could be provided for access to
either the beach or lagoon shall be
completed. The study shall be presented to
the County Commission for inclusion in the
Capital Improvements Element of this
Comprehensive Plan and subsequent
implementation in a year decided upon by
the Commission.
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4. No change needed
Policy 7.3.1.4:
The recommendations of the County's
Boating Facility Siting Plan shall be utilized
for the identification of those areas most
appropriate for the location of additional boat
ramps for access to coastal waters.
SHALL BE ADEQUATE AND AVAILABLE TO SERVE THE RESIDENTS OF
Conditions
Current
On-going
4.
Measurable Target
AND VISITORS TO THE
no
requires
No change needed
Objective
change
On-going
Policy 7.4.1.1:
The County shall prohibit the use of public
funds for infrastructure expansion or
improvements in coastal high hazard areas
unless such funds are necessary to:
a. Provide services to existing development
(structures approved for development prior
to the adoption of this Comprehensive Plan);
b. Provide adequate evacuation in the event
of emergency; or
c. Provide for appropriate water dependent
uses including the restoration or
enhancement of natural resources within the
coastal area.
GOAL 7.4 PUBLIC FACILITIES
COUNTY'S COASTAL AREA.
Objective 7.4.1
The appropriate Level of
Service standards within this
Comprehensive Plan (including
those in the Capital
Improvement Element and
Traffic Circulation Element) and
the standards under this
objective shall be applied to
infrastructure facilities during
the development approval
process. The service area and
phasing of such facilities shall
be consistent with the goals,
objectives, and policies of this
and all other elements of this
Comprehensive Plan.
Goal
2. Amend the policy to
establish a date for the
development of the criteria
2. The implementation criteria
has not been developed.
for use in
regulations
Policy 7.4.1.2
The County shall develop criteria
the implementation of the
required in Policy 7.4.1.1 above.
3. No change needed
3. On-going
Policy 7.4.1.3
The County shall cooperate with State and
Federal guidelines for all beach
renourishment projects which are consistent
with the St. Lucie County Comprehensive
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Comments
Conditions
Current
Measurable Target
Plan. Beach renourishment projects shal
have a design life of at least five years.
Goal
to
4. Revise according
current County criteria.
service
beach
4. No specific level of
used for
renourishment.
Policy 7.4.1.4:
The County shall prohibit development
proposals that would reduce the level of
service provided by an adjacent renourished
beach below locally determined criteria.
5. No change needed
5. On-going
Policy 7.4.1.5:
The County shall limit future development
within water and sewer service areas to the
capacity of the facilities to supply the
appropriate Level of Service standards
established in this Comprehensive Plan.
6. No change needed
6. On-going
Policy 7.4.1.6:
The County shall require turn lanes, parking
lanes, or other paved areas, particularly at
appropriate intersections, for new or
improved roads, which can be used to
increase the number of traffic lanes for
hurricane evacuation.
7. No change needed
7. On-going
Policy 7.4.1.7:
Orainage systems within the coastal area
that are operating below the Level of Service
standards shall be maintained in accordance
with the Orainage Sub-Element of this
Comprehensive Plan.
8. No change needed
8. On-going
Policy 7.4.1.8:
The County shall coordinate with the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers and the State of
Florida to implement the Fort Pierce Inlet
Management Plan, and shall act as local
sponsor when the Fort Pierce Inlet
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Comments
Conditions
Current
with al
County
Measurable Target
Management Plan is consistent
provisions of the St. Lucie
Comprehensive Plan.
Goal
9. Amend the policy to reflect
a date for adoption of this in
the land development code.
9. This is not reflected in the
LOC.
Policy 7.4.1.9:
Public restroom and water disposal facilities
shall be provided at waterfront
developments accessible by the boating
public.
GOAL 7.5 BY OCTOBER 1, 2001, ST. LUCIE COUNTY SHALL DEVELOP A NEW PORT MASTER PLAN FOR THE PORT OF FORT PIERCE
TO REPLACE THE EXISTING 1989 PORT MASTER PLAN.
Update Goal to show
continuous implementation
of Port Master Plan.
The 2002 update of the Port
of Fort Pierce Master Plan
was adopted by the St. Lucie
County Board of
Commissioners, Ordinance
02-014. The Master Plan
provides general goals,
objectives and policies to
encourage gentrification of
the port through a mix of
recreational, commercial
residential and industrial
uses. The plan was also
written to strengthen local
control over the port uses,
and provide flexibility to
ensure governmental
coordination. The Port Master
Plan reflects a vision of how
the Port could capitalize on its
unique potential for diversified
maritime and other waterfront
uses of both a public and
private nature. That vision
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Comments
to reflect
Objective: Amend
current conditions.
Current Conditions
sees the Port as a distinctive
destination, serving as a
catalyst for complementary
and recreational
development.
Measurable Target
should be
adopt the
reference
Policies -7
amended to
Master Plan: by
1. The update of the Master
Plan has been adopted
Policy 7.5.1.1:
Oevelop the Port Master Plan consistent
with Chapter 163.3178(2)(a-k).
Objective 7.5.1:
Incorporate into the Port Master
Plan existing and proposed
expansions including the 1996
Port of Fort Pierce Charrette
report.
Goal
2. The update of the Master
Plan has been adopted
Policy 7.5.1.2:
The Port Master Plan shall address the
environmental conditions of the Indian River
Lagoon and its interaction with existing and
proposed port activities.
3. The update of the Master
Plan has been adopted.
Policy 7.5.1.3
The Port Master Plan shall address all
aspects of port management and operation
including safety and security of commercial,
industrial, recreational, and environmental
activities.
4. The update of the Master
Plan has been adopted.
Policy 7.5.1.4:
Coordinate with the City of Fort Pierce to
ensure consistency with the City's
Comprehensive Plan including the Port Sub
Element and Coastal Management Element.
5. The update of the Master
Plan has been adopted
Policy 7.5.1.5:
Coordinate with the St. Lucie County MPO
and other appropriate local, state, and
federal agencies to ensure adequate
intermodal access and adequacy of public
facilities and infrastructure.
Adopted
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Element
Coastal Management
& Objectives
Conditions
6. The update of the Master
Plan has been adopted.
Current
Measurable Target
Policy 7.5.1.6:
Oevelop funding mechanisms to implement
the Port Master Plan such as a Tax
Increment Financing Oistrict, Community
Oevelopment Area, as well as exploring
other funding mechanisms such as grants.
Goal
7. The update of the Master
Plan has been adopted
Policy 7.5.1.7:
Throughout the development of the Port
Master Plan ensure and encourage public
participation of all affected parties through a
formalized public participation process.
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GOAL 8.1 THE NATURAL RESOURCES OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY SHALL BE PROTECTED, APPROPRIATELY USED, OR CONSERVED IN A
MANNER WHICH MAXIMIZES THEIR FUNCTIONS. AND VALUES.
Objective 8.1.1 :
Air quality within St. Lucie
County shall meet or surpass
National Air Quality Standards
(NAAQS) for all pollutants
measured by the Florida
Department of Environmental
Protection.
no
requires
No change needed
Objective
change.
On-going
Policy 8.1.1.1 :
Annually review existing air quality reports and
confer with the FOEP on the source(s) of air quality
violations and the proper abatement methods. If
needed, regulations will be developed to enforce
clean air standards.
2. Amend the Policy for
incorporation in the LOC by
Oecember 2010. This
should also be reflected in
the Future Land Use
Element.
2. This is not reflected In the
LOC or in the Future Land
Use Element.
Policy 8.1.1.2:
St. Lucie County shall facilitate development that
maximizes energy efficiency and sustainability. This
shall include implementing Land Oevelopment Code
standards that promote the types of land use
patterns and development techniques that will
reduce the total fossil fuel energy required to build
and maintain urban land uses. This shall include
standards that promote mixed land use patterns,
urban infill, and public transit and provide non-
motorized interconnections between land use types
to reduce auto dependency and vehicle miles
traveled.
3. No change needed
3. This is on-going and
established in Code Sec. 1-
7.7-12 which requires erosion
and sediment control plan.
Policy 8.1.1.3:
The County land development regulations shall
address requirements to reduce the amount of total
suspended particulates from construction activities.
At a minimum, construction practices including but
not limited to seeding, wetting, and mulching which
minimize airborne dust and particulate emission
generated by construction activities shall be
undertaken within five (5) working days of
completion of clearing work.
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4. No change needed.
5. No change needed.
Objective requires no
change.
1. No change needed.
2. No change needed.
Adopted
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Conservation Element
Goal & Objectives
Current Conditions
4. On-going
Measurable Target
Policy 8.1.1.4:
The County land development regulations shall
address excessive dust and suspended particulates
with regard to site clearing and stabilization,
vegetation removal, and other factors associated
with construction.
5. On-going
Policy 8.1.1.5:
The County shall enact additional land development
regulations which prevent air pollution if FOEP air
quality report indicates that NAAQS are not being
met.
On-going
Policy 8.1.2.1:
The County land development regulations shall
address comprehensive storm water management
including the following:
a. The use of stormwater detention and/or retention;
b. Stream bank and shoreline buffer zones;
c. General design and construction standards for
on-site storm water management;
d. Best management practices for
agricultural development; and
e. standards for new discharges
Florida Waters.
and
Outstanding
urban
to
Objective 8.1.2:
The County shall continue to
enforce land development
regulations which require the
conservation, appropriate use,
and protection of surface
waters.
2. On-going
Policy 8.1.2.2:
St. Lucie County shall continue to implement
storm water improvement projects consistent with
the Storm water Management Plan and apply for
state and federal funding programs to supplement
local programs in the implementation and
construction of stormwater management projects.
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Current Conditions
3. On-going
Measurable Target
Policy 8.1.2.3:
St. Lucie County shall evaluate the use of
following mosquito control techniques during
development of the new stormwater regulations:
a. Maintenance of any required littoral areas
upland buffers;
b. A one (1) foot, or other appropriate buffer
between the bottom of storm water ponds and the
water table; and
c. Fish ponds for use during low water periods
the
the
and
4. Amend this policy to
reflect the current status of
these projects and include a
policy to indicate that as the
acquisition and
implementation of these
projects moves forward,
effective coordination efforts
with the SFWMO and ACOE
will established to facilitate
the development of these
projects.
4. The Indian River Lagoon
South Plan (/RL - South Plan)
is a component of the federal
Comprehensive Everglades
Restoration Program (CERP).
Several features of the IRL-
South Plan fall within St.
Lucie County, specifically the
C-23/24 North Reservoir, the
C-23/24 South Reservoir, the
C-23/24 Storm water
Treatment Area, the Cypress
Creek Complex - Natural
Storage and Treatment Area,
the C-25 Reservoir, the C-25
Storm water Treatment Area,
the North Fork Floodplain
Restoration and the Muck
Remediation Plan.
Policy 8.1.2.4:
St. Lucie County shall request from the South
Florida Water Management Oistrict with appropriate
administrative and/or fiscal support, a project which
evaluates the economic and environmental
feasibility of a reservoir in the County. At a
minimum, the project should consider reductions of
freshwater inputs and storm water pollutants to the
surface waters within the County, as well as
conservation of water resources.
5. Amend policy to include a
date for incorporation in the
LOC by Oecember 2010.
5. This is not incorporated in
the LOC or reflected in the
drainage policies of this Plan.
Policy 8.1.2.5:
The land development regulations storm water
management provisions shall require a vegetated
and functional littoral zone to be established as part
of the surface water management system of upland
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bodies occurring on development sites.
Goal & Objectives
6. No change needed
6. On-going
water
Policy 8.1.2.6:
St. Lucie County shall encourage the preservation
of natural scenic views of natural waterways through
the site plan review process.
7. No change needed
7. On-going
Policy 8.1.2.7:
The County shall not support the reclassification of
any surface water body within County boundaries to
acknowledge lower water quality conditions, unless
necessary to protect the public health, safety, or
welfare. The County shall support any effort to
reclassify surface water bodies to accommodate
higher standards.
8. No change needed
8. On-going
Policy 8.1.2.8:
The County shall take an active role in the funding
and development of appropriate attenuation facilities
and ecosystem restoration projects in the County in
order to eliminate pollutant flows into the Indian
River Lagoon National Estuary and the St. Lucie
River.
9. No change needed
9. On-going
Policy 8.1.2.9:
St. Lucie County shall restrict the construction of
artificial waterways (canals) which provide access to
any of the rivers, streams, creeks, canals, or other
waters of the State or their tributary systems for the
purposes of navigation, aesthetics, recreation, and
or enhancement of property.
10. No change needed, but
consideration may be given
to amending the policy to
define what the County
would consider
"unacceptable" water quality
10. On-going
Policy 8.1.2.10:
The County shal maintain, and where
unacceptable, improve surface water quality within
St. Lucie County according to South Florida Water
Management and Florida Oepartment of
Environmental Protection regulations and
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improvements
mplement.
itions
Cond
Current
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Goal & Objectives
and what
they would
standards
No change needed
11
On-going
11
Policy 8.1.2.11:
St. Lucie County shall support and assist with
projects that further the South Florida Ecosystem
Restoration Initiative goals to restore and maintain
ecosystem elements most resembling natural,
healthy functions of a complex balanced aquatic
system.
no
requires
No change needed
Objective
change.
On-going
Policy 8.1.3.1:
The County's land development regulations shall
include the use of programs to protect or maintain
floodplain, such as reduced parking, conservation
easements, and cluster site planning and micro-
siting of buildings. The County shall continue to
strictly enforce regulations that direct development
away from floodplains and provide upland buffers
along the floodplain.
Objective 8.1.3:
The County shall continue to
enforce land development
regulations which require the
protection and maintenance of
the natural functions (flow and
storage) of the 100-year
floodplain.
note
and
policy to
programs
2. Revise
correct
purpose
Adopted
28. 2008
October
2. On-going. Land within the
floodplain is being acquired
through the Local Mitigation
Strategy and for
conservation, mosquito
control and greenway
purposes (not through the
Environmentally Significant
Lands Program.)
Policy 8.1.3.2:
The County shall continue to acquire floodplain
through the Environmentally Significant Lands
Program and cooperative agreements with state
and federal acquisition programs.
Policy 8.1.3.3:
Appropriate floodplain management initiatives for
unincorporated areas which may impact or be
beneficial to other areas within the watersheds shall
be developed.
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Current Conditions
3. On-going.
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Conservation Element
Goal & Objectives
no
requires
No change needed
Objective
change.
On-going
1
Policy 8.1.4.1 :
The land development
following information
development:
a. The location and extent of wetlands
the property;
b. Measures to assure that normal flows and quality
of water will be provided to maintain wetlands after
development; and
c. Measures to mitigate for any unavoidable wetland
impacts proposed as part of the development.
the
new
located on
regulations shall require
on site plans for
Objective 8.1.4:
The County shall continue to
enforce Wetland Protection
Standards within the land
development regulations
which require the
preservation, creation and
restoration of wetlands in a
manner that results in no-net
loss of function and value
within the County's
jurisdiction
2. No change needed
2. On-going
Policy 8.1.4.2:
The land development regulations
criteria for:
a. Project modification measures to reduce wetland
loss and degradation. All projects shall be required
to maximize design modifications to ensure wetland
impacts are avoided or minimized;
b. The evaluation of proposed wetland alteration for
permitted uses;
c. The mitigation of wetlands alteration which
include. but are not limited to, the restoration of
disturbed wetlands, creation of additional wetlands,
or enhancement of functions and values provided by
existing habitats.
provide
shal
3. No change needed
3. On-going, LOC 6.02.02
C.1. establishes the minimum
buffer criteria.
Policy 8.1.4.3:
The County shall continue to require a minimum fifty
(50) foot buffer zone of native upland and
transitional vegetation along rivers, creeks. and
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estuaries, to be maintained from the landward
extent of state waters or from Mean High Water of
the rivers, creeks, and estuaries; whichever is
greater. However, setbacks for the North Fork of the
St. Lucie River shall be governed by those set out in
the Future Land Use Element Policy 1.1.9.7.
Goal & Ob1ectives
4. The policy statement
could be simplified to state
that "The Land development
regulations shall require the
installation of a native
vegetative transitional buffer
adjacent to all wetlands and
submerged lands, whether
the submerged lands be
naturally occurring or
manmade, on all new
development sites."
4. On-going, LOC 6.02.03 F.
establishes this required
buffering. The policy should
be redrafted to provide more
clarity relating to permitting
authority and applicable
habitats. Although the County
does not regulate ponds or
wetlands, they do have the
authority to require
installation of vegetative
transitional buffers adjacent
to wetlands and submerged
lands, whether the
submerged lands be naturally
occurring or manmade.
Policy 8.1.4.4:
The land development regulations shall require a
buffer zone of native upland edge (i.e., transitional)
vegetation to be planted or maintained around
wetland and deepwater habitats which are
constructed or preserved on new development sites.
The buffer zone may consist of preserved or planted
vegetation but shall include canopy, understory, and
ground cover of native species only. The edge
habitat shall begin at the upland limit of any wetland
or deepwater habitat. As a minimum ten square feet
of such buffer shall be provided for each linear foot
of wetland or deepwater habitat perimeter that lies
adjacent to uplands. This upland edge habitat shall
be located such that no less than 50 percent of the
total shoreline is buffered by a minimum width of ten
feet of upland habitat.
5. No change needed.
Adopted
October 28. 2008
5. On-going
Policy 8.1.4.5:
St. Lucie County shall, through the development
review process, and in cooperation and coordination
with the appropriate wetland regulatory agencies,
continue to conserve and protect wetlands from
detrimental physical and hydrological alteration.
The regulation of activities in, on or over wetlands or
other surface waters and the management and
storage of all surface waters shall be pursuant to
applicable Local. State, and Federal requirements.
All development will be directed away from wetlands
through enforcing the most restrictive of these
requirements.
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Current Conditions
6. On-going.
Measurable Target
Policy 8.1.4.6:
The land development regulations shall include the
use of programs to protect or maintain wetlands,
such as reduced paving, conservation easements,
cluster site planning and micro-siting of buildings.
Goal & Objectives
7. No change needed
7. On-going
Policy 8.1.4.7:
The County shall provide appropriate administrative
support in the acquisition of additional wetlands and
uplands as part of the Savannas State Reserve
8. No change needed
8. On-going
Policy 8.1.4.8:
The County shall support wetland mitigation
programs by federal and state agencies that will not
weaken local regulatory authority and will ensure no
net loss of wetland functions and provide for a
measured increase in restored wetland function and
acreage. Any wetland impact occurring within St.
Lucie County shall be mitigated within St. Lucie
County, unless waived by the Board of County
Commissioners
9. No change needed
9. On-going
Policy 8.1.4.9:
The County shall continue to identify and analyze
wetland areas which should be considered
environmentally sensitive. The County shall provide
for the protection, appropriate use and conservation
of these areas based on criteria which consider the
administrative and fiscal constraints of the County.
Potential mechanisms shall include acquisition,
restriction or prohibition of activities, and incentives
to protect and maintain wetlands.
10. No change needed.
10. On-going
Policy 8.1.4.10:
No new untreated point source discharges into
estuarine and coastal waters, for storm water run-off,
will be permitted.
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12. No change needed
13. No change needed.
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On-going.
11
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Policy 8.1.4.11:
The County shall require that setback requirements
from open bodies of water are maintained by
continued implementation of the Land Oevelopment
Regulations.
12. On-going.
13. On-going.
Policy 8.1.4.12:
The County shall require the identification of on site
wetlands for all new applications for development or
construction. Protection of wetlands and other
surface waters is preferred to destruction and
mitigation due to the temporal loss of ecological
value and uncertainty regarding the ability to
recreate certain functions associated with these
features. Mitigation will be considered only after the
applicant has complied with the land development
code requirements regarding the avoidance and
minimization of wetland impacts. In certain cases
mitigation cannot offset impacts sufficiently to
approve a project. Such cases may include activities
which degrade Outstanding Florida Waters,
adversely impact habitat for listed species, or impact
wetlands or other surface waters not likely to be
successfully recreated. The current condition and
value of wetlands functions will be considered in
determining if proposed adverse impacts and
mitigation measures to off-set wetland impacts are
reasonable.
Policy 8.1.4.13:
The County shall require that all on-site wetlands be
preserved unless the applicant demonstrates that
practicable use of the property cannot otherwise
occur. If wetland impacts are determined
unavoidable, wetland mitigation shall first be
provided on-site to the maximum extent possible
prior to considering offsite mitigation. All wetlands
and adjacent buffers preserved on the development
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site shall be protected by a conservation easement
that is dedicated to a government agency or other
entity acceptable to the Board of County
Commissioners. Said conservation easement shall
provide for the protection and perpetual
maintenance of the wetland.
Goal & Objectives
14. No change needed
15. Consider revIsing the
policy to state that the
County will continue to
protect high quality habitats
and wetlands.
15. Although the policy is
specific to wetlands, this is an
on-going process through the
county-wide native habitat
inventory in 1992. In June of
2004, this was updated to 1)
evaluate and quantified
losses in native habitat since
1992; 2) identified publicly-
owned conservation lands
within the county, and
inventoried and quantified the
natural communities on these
public properties; and 3)
identified and prioritized lands
for preservation through on-
site inventories and utilization
of a geographic information
system (GIS) based analysis.
Wetlands of special concern
not defined.
14. On-going
Policy 8.1.4.14:
When it is determined that a wetland violation has
occurred, restoration of the affected wetland shall
be required and no permits for development shall be
issued, until the required restoration is completed.
There shall be no off-site mitigation to compensate
for illegally altered wetlands. When it is determined
that a wetland violation has occurred, restoration
shall be required before any development permits
are issued, or within 90 days, whichever occurs first.
Policy 8.1.4.15:
St. Lucie County shall by Oecember 2004, conduct
a study to identify wetland areas of special concern,
and special protective measures to ensure that the
biological, scenic qualities of these wetland areas
are maintained.
no
requires
Objective
change
Objective 8.1.5:
The County shall continue to
enforce land development
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Current Conditions
1. On-going, this is
established in LOC 6.03.00
Wellfield Protection which
protects health of residents
by regulating contaminants
and design, location and
operation of development,
land uses and activities which
may impair existing and
future public water supply
wells.
Field
to
Measurable Target
Policy 8.1.5.1:
St. Lucie County shall enforce the Wel
Protection program standards, including:
a. Assure adequate and safe water supplies
present and future citizens of the County;
b. Comply with Federal and State regulations in the
best interests of the County and its future growth
and development;
c. Avoid crisis water supply situations through
careful groundwater resources planning and
conservation;
d. Identify and protect the functions of public well
field areas, including recharge of those areas, and
provide incentives to keep the present and future
public well fields compatible with the needs
expressed in a. above;
e. Ensure that new development is compatible with
existing local and regional water supply capabilities;
and
f. Protect present and future public well fields
against depletion and contamination through
appropriate regulation, incentives, and cooperative
agreements.
Conservation Element
Goal & Objectives
regulations which require the
conservation, appropriate use,
and protection of the quality
and quantity of groundwater.
2. No change needed
2. On-going
Policy 8.1.5.2:
St. Lucie County shall cooperate with federal, state,
and local agencies in monitoring groundwater levels
and quality.
3. Revise to reflect current
1 O-year Water Supply Plan.
completed
the 10-year
3. County
amendments for
Water Supply Plan
Policy 8.1.5.3:
St. Lucie County shall request appropriate
administrative and financial support from the
SFWMO to identify potable water supply areas.
Upon completion of such a study, identified areas
shall be presented to the County Commission to be
adopted as an amendment to the Land
Oevelopment Code along with policies to protect the
functions of these areas, such as maximizing
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storm water retention to minimize drainage
4. No change needed
4. On-going
Policy 8.1.5.4:
St. Lucie County shall continue to cooperate with
SFWMO to properly seal active drainage wells and
abandoned free-flowing artesian wells without
permits.
5. Review any changes with
staff.
review completion
5. Need to
with staff.
6. Add a new policy stating
that the County shall adopt
the Regional Water Supply
Plan into the Infrastructure
Element of this Plan as
required by Florida Statute
Policy 8.1.5.5:
The County shall conduct a study to identify existing
and potential threats to the quality of waters within
the Taylor Creek Wellfield Protection Area. The
study shall be forwarded to the Board of County
Commissioners with recommendations for any
corrective measures required to safeguard the
Taylor Creek Wellfield Protection Area.
7. Add a policy reflecting
that the County will
coordinate with the SFWMO
in regional water supply
planning efforts.
8. Add a policy reflecting
that the County will
coordinate with local
municipalities and the
SFWMO in alternative water
supply planning efforts
Objective requires
change.
no
No change needed
1
On-going
Objective 8.1.6:
The County shall protect and
conserve the natural functions
of soils which includes at a Policy 8.1.6.1:
minimum, the following I The County
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Comments
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development regulations the consideration of
hydrologic, topographic, and vegetative cover
factors in the site plan review process of proposed
developments.
2. No change needed
2. On-going, established in
LOC 6.02.04 Regulation of
Motorized Vehicles in
Environmentally Sensitive
Areas
Policy 8.1.6.2:
The County shall enforce regulations which prohibit
the use of off-road vehicles in areas identified as
environmentally sensitive pursuant to policies under
Objective 8.1.12 or that are subject to soil erosion.
For the purposes of this policy, the Savannas State
Reserve, Atlantic Coastal Ridge, and dunes on
Hutchinson Island shall be considered
environmentally sensitive
3. No change needed
3. On-going
Policy 8.1.6.3:
Assist the St. Lucie County Soil and Water
Conservation Oistrict in those activities directed at
minimizing soil erosion
4. No change needed
4. On-going
Policy 8.1.6.4:
The County shall coordinate with other agencies
and organizations to initiate a data collection
program to acquire water quality and turbidity
information at five year intervals, as it relates to soil
erosion.
5. Clarify to state that
vegetation removal permit is
required.
5. On-going
Policy 8.1.6.5:
Clearing of native vegetation on newly platted
subdivision lots prior to the issuance of a building
permit for construction on the single family lot shall
be limited to that which is necessary for roads,
utilities installation and drainage.
no
requires
Objective
change.
Objective 8.1.7:
The County shall continue to
regulate mining to ensure the
conservation, a~propriate use,
No chanQe needed
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Mining, includes restrictions
regulations and conditions on
mining permit. Specifically,
B.9. Criteria for reviewing the
reclamation plan, assures
that groundwater quality is
maintained and surface water
not degraded.
The land development shall include
criteria developed as a a continuing
monitoring and evaluation program of the County's
drainage systems, wetlands, and other surface
waters. Mechanisms to maintain the functioning of
drainage systems, wetlands, and surface waters
that existed prior to resource extraction shall be
developed.
Measurable Target
regulations
result of
Conservation Element
Goal & Objectives
and protection of minerals in a
manner that safeguards the
entire County's remaining
natural resources, including
ground and surface waters
and upland plant communities.
2. No change needed.
2. On-going, established in
LCO 6.06.00 B.1.c. Setbacks
and buffers.
Policy 8.1.7.2:
The land development regulations shall include
locally determined criteria for buffers which address
sight, sound, and airborne particulate matter
between resource extraction activities and adjacent
existing and future land uses. The airborne
particulate matter criteria shall also address trucking
operations access points to be utilized as part of the
mining operation.
3. No change needed
LOC
through
3. On-going
6.06.00 Mining
Policy 8.1.7.3:
The land development regulations shall include
locally determined criteria which specifies suitable
conditions for reclamation. These criteria shall
address the potential for landforms capable of
supporting diverse and beneficial land uses, time
limits on implementation of reclamation,
revegetation to minimize wildlife habitat lost, and
shoreline treatments for water bodies which address
appropriate safety and environmental
considerations.
Policy 8.1.7.4: 4. On-going. 4. No change needed.
The land development regulations shall encourage
the use of recycled materials for roadway
construction, where practicable.
Policy 8.1.7.5: 5. This policy is not In sync 5. Need to establish
At a minimum mininQ shall not be permitted in the with LOC 6.06.01 B.11. consistency in the criteria.
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Environmentally Sensitive
Areas
Measurable Target
following environmentally sensitive areas
a. The North and South Savannas;
b. Atlantic Coastal Ridge;
c. Within any identified environmentally sensitive
area or within two hundred (200) feet of such an
Conservation Element
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area;
d. Coastal High Hazard Area;
e. Hutchinson Island; or
f. Environmentally sensitive areas as defined under
Objective 8.1.12.
g. Any area designated as a Category
II wetland. under F>olicy 8.1.14.1
no
requires
No change needed
Objective
change.
1. On-going through LOC
7.09.05 Removal of exotic
vegetation and point L.
Standards for Native and
Orought Tolerant Vegetation
Category
Policy 8.1.8.1:
The County shall require all nuisance and invasive
exotic vegetation (e.g. Brazilian pepper, Australian
pine and Melaleuca) be removed and eradicated at
the time of development or redevelopment of a non-
residential use and residential site plan projects
and, where appropriate, replaced with native or
drought tolerant species that are adapted to existing
soil and climatic conditions.
or
Objective 8.1.8:
The County shall protect
native upland habitats, and
shall prevent the net loss of
listed species and their
habitat. This shall be
accomplished through the
County Environmentally
Significant Lands Acquisition
program, ongoing natural
resource protection programs
and the implementation of
land development regulations.
2. No change needed.
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On-going
2.
Policy 8.1.8.2:
The County shall require the protection of
endangered and threatened plant and animal
populations and the conservation of the native
habitat, including intact canopy, understory and
ground cover; upon which these populations depend
for survival. Possible mechanism would include:
a. Assisting in the application of and compliance
with federal and state regulations;
b. Consulting with appropriate federal and state
agencies during development reviews when
endangered or threatened species may be onsite;
c. Establishinq management proqrams with
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incentives for private landowners to protect or
conserve habitats, such as reduced parking,
landscaping, or credit for park and recreation impact
fees;
d. Using conservation easements, cluster site
planning and micro-siting of buildings; and
e. Assisting the state in developing an education
program to promote the preservation of endangered
and threatened species.
Goal & Objectives
3. No change needed
3. On-going
Policy 8.1.8.3:
Lands acquired through the County's
Environmentally Significant Lands Program for
preservation shall be preserved and managed for
the long term viability of the listed species.
4. No change needed
4. Section 4.04.05 allows a
transfer of development rights
program within North County
Special Area Plan (within
regulations for the Towns,
Villages, and Countryside.)
Also, within 4.05 Rural Land
Stewardship Overlay Zone.
Policy 8.1.8.4:
The land development regulations shall include
criteria which allow utilization of Transfer of
Oevelopment Rights (TORs) or other flexible
methods of land development transfer that would
direct development from unsuitable lands to those
most suitable for active use
5. Consider changing "long
-term" to perpetual.
5. On-going
Policy 8.1.8.5: The County shal require all
development, to proceed in a manner compatible
with the conservation of wildlife and natural
systems. Except as provide for in Policy 1.1.2.2 of
the Future Land Use Element, all lands within
development sites proposed as conservation and
open space areas shall be held in single-ownership
by a homeowners association or other entity that will
be responsible for the long-term maintenance of the
conservation or open space area. Except as
provided for in Policy 1.1.2.3, open space and
conservation areas shall not include lands utilized to
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meet the minimum lot size requirements
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Comments
6. No change needed
Current Conditions
6. On-going, LOC 7.09.05 L.
Standards for Native and
Orought Tolerant Vegetation.
Policy 8.1.8.6:
The County shall require the use
drought tolerant vegetation adapted to
and climatic conditions in landscaping.
7. Amend the policy to
reflect the next review date
or just delete the date since
the policies states "shall
review as part of each
Evaluation and Appraisal
Review of the
Comprehensive Plan". Also,
consider defining "intact
ground cover," native plant
communities, and refer to
standard references such as
the Florida Native Areas
Inventory (FNAI).
8. Establish consistency
with the Policy and the LOC.
the standards
through-out
have been
a part of this
7. On-going
established
Chapter VI
reviewed as
EAR process
of native or
existing soil
Policy 8.1.8.7:
St. Lucie County shall review as part of each
Evaluation and Appraisal Review of the
Comprehensive Plan, beginning in scheduled
review of 2007, the existing criteria and standards
for the protection of the remaining native plant
communities within the County. For the purpose of
this plan, native plant communities shall be
preserved in viable condition with intact ground
cover. understory and canopy. The criteria and
standards shall include the preservation of viable
native plant communities occurring within areas
required to be maintained in order to meet other
minimum development standards, such as setback,
open space, landscaped areas.
8. Section 11.02.09 (A) 5.
states that whenever
submission of a site plan is
required, an environmental
impact report shall be
provided if the proposed
development meets any of
the following: the property is
ten acres or over; the
property, regardless of its
size, contains any wetland or;
the property is identified on
the "Inventory of Native
Ecosystems for St. Lucie
County," or; the proposed
development is located in
whole or part within the 100
Policy 8.1.8.8:
St. Lucie County shall require the submission of an
environmental impact report with all applications for
site plan approval, which addresses concerns for
habitat preservation and species protection for
projects greater than ten acres, or that are located
on the barrier island, the Atlantic Coastal Ridge or
are adjacent to public conservation lands. The
County may provide a process of the[sic] for
consideration of a waiver of this requirement,
subject to meeting standards as may be described
in the County's Land Oevelopment Code.
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Year Flood Plain, or; the
property is located anywhere
on North or South Hutchinson
Island.
9. On-going, one of the goals
of the Environmentally
Significant Lands Program is
to preserve unique ecological
communities and protect
endangered and threatened
species.
Measurable Target
Policy 8.1.8.9:
The County shall acquire and support the public
acquisition of a diversity of natural habitat types to
ensure maximum diversity of native wildlife species.
10. Amend the policy to
reflect these shall be
effectively relocated in
accordance with adopted
regulations when available;
or accordance with the best
management practices as
provided by the USFWS,
FFWCC, the FOACS or
other appropriate natural
resource protection agency.
The policy should also
reflect development
applicant responsibility for
preparation of management
plans.
10. The last sentence, in
reference to protected plant
and animal species, states
"shall be effectively relocated
in accordance with local,
state and federal regulations".
There are not adopted
relocation regulations for
every protected plant and
animal species. Also, state
and federal agencies do not
prepare these management
plans.
Policy 8.1.8.10:
Land use decisions shall consider the effects of
development impacts on fish, wildlife and habitat
and the cumulative impact of development and
redevelopment upon wildlife habitat. In cases where
rare, endangered, threatened or species of special
concern are known to be present, a condition of
approval will be that a management plan prepared
and approved by appropriate state and federal
agencies be completed prior to development
approval. Classification of listed fish, wildlife and
habitat is defined by the Federal government, the
State of Florida, including the Florida Fish and
Wildlife Conservation Commission and the Florida
Natural Areas Inventory. In addition, this policy shall
apply to any species or native habitat the Treasure
Coast Regional Planning Council determines to be
regionally rare, endangered or threatened with
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Measurable Target
extinction. To ensure adequate protection, protected
plants and animals, which cannot be provided with
sufficient undisturbed habitat to maintain the
existing population in a healthy, viable state on site,
shall be effectively relocated in accordance with
local, state and federal regulations.
Conservation Element
Goal & Objectives
11. Amend policy to reflect
June 2004 Final Report
findings and to establish
updated acquisition goals
and to remove reference to
the Land Acquisition
Selection Committee.
11. The June 2004 St. Lucie
County Native Habitat
Inventory Final Report
updates the 1992 inventory.
Policy 8.1.8.11:
The County shall continue to support the County
Land Acquisition Selection Committee whose
function is to utilize the 1992 Upland and Wetland
Inventory and federal, state, and local resources, to
formulate a master acquisition list of lands having
native upland habitat. The overall objective is to
ensure the preservation of a minimum of 12,500
acres of the 1992 remaining native upland habitat,
with the highest priority being those classified as
endangered or threatened as well as those
properties having habitats that are facing
destruction as a result of urban development and
which recognizes relationships to those areas of
native habitat already under public and/or private
preservation,
to
of
a
remove
Land
Selection
12. Amend the policy
reflect the current status
the program, establish
current goal, and
reference to
Acquisition
Committee.
12. Updated to reflect current
status of the program
Policy 8.1.8.12:
The County shall by July 1, 2001, reappoint a Land
Acquisition Finance Committee whose function shall
be to develop a recommendation as to how to fund
the master acquisition list formulated pursuant to
Policy 8.1.8.11. The Committee may be organized
as a subcommittee of the Land Acquisition Selection
Committee. The Committee shall monitor the
current and future finances of the Environmentally
Significant Lands program
Policy 8.1.8.13:
The County shall continue to request assistance in
public acquisition of natural areas under federal,
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Current Conditions
13. On-going.
but not
Forever,
and
Measurable Target
state and regional programs including
limited to Preservation 2000, Florida
Florida Communities Trust, Conservation
Recreation Lands, and Save Our Rivers programs
Conservation Element
Goal & Objectives
14. No change needed
14. On-going
Policy 8.1.8.14:
The County shall provide multiple use opportunities
on County-owned natural preserve areas consistent
with natural resource protection and conservation,
to provide for passive recreation, wildlife habitat,
watershed protection, erosion control, maintenance
or enhancement of water quality, aquifer recharge
protection, or other such functions.
15. No change needed
15. On-going
Policy 8.1.8.15:
The land development regulations shall provide that
existing on-site native upland habitat be
incorporated into required site plans as a part of
open space areas in lieu of the installation of new
plant materials to meet the minimum site plan
requirements.
16. No change needed
through LOC
Clustering of
16. On-going
6.04.00 C.4.
development
Policy 8.1.8.16:
The County shall require clustering of dwelling units
and/or open space for land development projects
which contain environmentally sensitive lands and
critical habitats within its project boundaries, in order
to preserve these resources.
17. No change needed
On-going
17
Policy 8.1.8.17:
Habitats supporting endangered and threatened
species should be preserved, protected and
managed so as to continue the value of the habitat
to the endangered and threatened species found to
be dependent on it.
Policy 8.1.8.18:
The County shall consider
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and distribution of endangered ecosystems and
other environmentally sensitive lands when
reviewing land use proposals and acquisitions.
Conservation Element
Goal & Objectives
18. No change needed
19. No change needed
through LOC
Mulching
18. On-going
19. On-going
7.09.04 L.3
standards.
Policy 8.1.8.19:
St. Lucie County shall assist to prevent the
destruction of Florida's Cypress Strands through
Land Oevelopment regulations that prohibit the use
of Cypress Mulch for any non-residential
landscaping areas or projects. The use of cypress
mulch is also to be discouraged on all residential
projects.
no
requires
No change needed
Objective
change
On-going
Policy 8.1.9.1:
The County shall establish a storage transfer facility
for household and small quantity generators of
hazardous wastes.
Objective 8.1.9:
The County shall develop a
hazardous waste management
program for the proper
recycling, storage, collection,
and disposal or transfer of
hazardous materials and
wastes.
2. No change needed
2. On-going
Policy 8.1.9.2:
The County shall develop emergency response
plans to handle accidents involving hazardous
materials or wastes.
3. No change needed
3. On-going
Policy 8.1.9.3:
The County shall continue the recycling program
which includes public education on the beneficial
use of hazardous wastes using publicized lists of
approved recyclers and by subscription to the
Southern Waste Information Exchange.
4. No change needed
4. On-going and drop-off of
HHW at County landfill
available.
Policy 8.1.9.4:
The County shall continue to support State
sponsored Amnesty Oays to collect hazardous
wastes in the County; and shall evaluate the need
for scheduling local Amnesty Oays
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5. No change needed.
6. No change needed.
7. No change needed.
8. No change needed.
9. No change needed.
Objective requires no
chanqe.
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Current Conditions
5. On-going.
Measurable Target
Policy 8.1.9.5:
The County shall implement an employee training
program to properly identify and inspect wastes
before they enter the landfill and implement an
inspection or screening program to exclude
hazardous items such as drums, tanks from
unknown sources, waste pesticides, or chemicals
from spill cleanups
Conservation Element
Goal & Objectives
6. On-going
Policy 8.1.9.6:
The County shall participate with the FOEP and
other local governments in the region to develop a
regional hazardous waste transfer and storage
facility and collection network, if appropriate.
7. On-going
Policy 8.1.9.7:
The County shall seek funding from FOEP's Local
Hazardous Waste Collection Grants Program to
manage hazardous wastes.
8. On-going.
9. On-going.
Policy 8.1.9.8:
The County shall conduct a Countywide
underground storage tank assessment and assist
any owner in seeking funding to respond to any
groundwater contamination resulting from leaking
tanks.
Policy 8.1.9.9:
The County shall continue a public education
program regarding household hazardous wastes,
the proper methods of their disposal and alternative
non-hazardous substitutes in cooperation with
schools, news media, and civic organizations, and
in conjunction with Amnesty Oay awareness
proqrams.
Objective 8.1.10:
The County land develo~ment
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1. On-going through Chapter
1-20.5, Article II, the water
shortage plan
Measurable Target
Policy 8.1.10.1:
The County shall prepare and adopt an emergency
water management conservation plan in
cooperation with SFWMO
the
use
and
water
Conservation Element
Goal & Objectives
regulations shall require
conservation, appropriate
and protection of current
projected potable
sources.
2. Amend policy to establish
a date for incorporation into
the LOC.
the
but
2. This is reflected in
Sanitary Sewer Element
not in the LOC.
Policy 8.1.10.2:
The land development regulations shall require
wastewater reuse plans for new sewage treatment
plants operating above 250,000 gallons per day.
Any new reuse plan shall be approved by FOEP.
3. No change needed
3. On-going
Policy 8.1.10.3:
The County shall Implement a public education
program regarding various methods of water
conservation at the household and small business
level.
no
requires
No change needed
2. The County may want to
consider redrafting the
policy for more clarity on the
intent or consider removal if
redundant.
2. On-going. (This is not a
particularly clear policy.
Protecting native habitat is
covered by other policies in
the Comprehensive Plan.)
Policy 8.1.11.2:
All appropriate land development regulations
required by this Comprehensive Plan shall include
the protection of native habitats, including those
identified in the Recreation and Open Space
Element.
Objective 8.1.11 :
St. Lucie County shall promote
the protection of natural buffer
areas to lessen the adverse
effects which adjacent
developments might have on
the managed conservation
areas, such as the Savannas
State Preserve, Ft. Pierce Inlet
State Park, and lands
purchased for preservation
purposes through Federal,
State and local land
acquisition programs
Objective
change
On-going
Policy 8. 1 . 11 . 1 :
St. Lucie County shall cooperate with the FOEP in
their management programs that provide for the
protection of native habitats within the County
3. On-going
Policy 8.1.11.3:
Proposed land use activities adjacent to public
natural area conservation and recreation lands,
shall be limited to activities that will not deQrade the
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natural physical, biological, aesthetic, or recreational
functions of such lands.
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4. Re-draft the policy to
modify the identified phrase
for more clarity on
application types. Consider
changing "removal" to
"approval" and eliminate
"semi-public" from the
policy.
Objective
change.
4. The phrase "site plan
removal and construction
permit application materials"
is confusing.
Policy 8.1 . 11 .4:
Land use applications, including site plan removal
and construction permit application materials, shall
identify public and semi-public conservation and
recreation lands on or adjacent to the development
site.
no
requires
1. No change needed. (May
want to consider
establishing a date or
timeframe for the evaluation
of Chapter 6, such as
annually, to ensure and be
able to track evaluations.)
On-going
Policy 8.1.12.1:
The County shall continually evaluate the Resource
Protection Standards section of the land
development regulations and update any portion of
the standards that do not adequately protect the
County's natural resources.
2. Consider revising the
policy as follows: All
applicable land
development regulations
required by this
Comprehensive Plan shall
address the preservation
and protection of
environmentally sensitive
upland and wetland areas
2. On-going. (This is not a
particularly clear policy, may
want to consider redrafting it
for more clarity on the intent
and what is meant by
appropriate land development
regulations.)
Policy 8.1.12.2:
All appropriate land development regulations
required by this Comprehensive Plan shall include
the protection of environmentally sensitive upland
and wetland areas.
Objective 8.1.12:
The biodiversity of the
County's natural areas shall
be protected and enhanced
through public land
acquisition, conservation
easements, land development
regulations, and
implementation of
Management Plans prepared
for public owned and managed
natural areas. The County
shall enact, enforce, and
continually review and update
land use regulations and land
management plans that
provide for the protection of
natural resources.
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3. No change needed
3. On-going
Policy 8.1.12.3
St. Lucie County wi continue to cooperate with
adjacent local governments to conserve,
appropriately use, or protect ecological greenways
located within more than one jurisdiction.
4. Consider revIsing as
follows: In addition to other
conservation policies, any
proposed development
situated within Imperiled
and Critically Imperiled
vegetative communities, as
defined by the Florida
Natural Areas Inventory,
and wetlands shall be
considered Environmentally
Sensitive Areas for
conservation, appropriate
use, and protection to be
consistent with the goals,
objectives, and policies of
this Element and County
land development
regulations
4. On-going
Consider moving items a)
and b) to the Land
Oevelopment Code
Policy 8.1.12.4:
In addition to other conservation policies, any
proposed development situated within Imperiled and
Critically Imperiled vegetative communities, as
defined by the Florida Natural Areas Inventory,
including but not limited to scrub, maritime
hammock, coastal dune; and all jurisdictional
wetlands shall be considered Environmentally
Sensitive Areas for conservation, appropriate use,
and protection to further the goals, objectives, and
policies of this Element and County land
development regulations. Oevelopment proposals
within these areas shall adhere to the following
conditions:
a) Proposed development projects within a defined
Environmentally Sensitive Area, as described
above, must submit as part of the site plan approval
process an Environmental Assessment Report. The
report shall contain:
1. An inventory of existing vegetation and wildlife
based on a field survey;
2. An identification of wildlife or vegetation listed as
endangered, threatened or a species/plant of
special concern:
3. An assessment of the land that will identify the
location of all environmentally sensitive habitat or
vegetation and will contain a plan to protect the
resource;
4. An analysis of the functional viability and quality
of the various habitats;
5. A discussion of the impacts, both
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adverse, on the resources;
6. A discussion of how the proposed development
plan maximizes efforts to avoid and minimize
adverse impacts to the environment:
7. A discussion concerning whether there is any
potential for irreplaceable or irretrievable
environmental damage; and
8. If reasonable use of the property cannot occur
without adversely impacting on-site natural
resources, a mitigation plan shall be required that
describes actions to be taken that replace those
functions and values of the resource as a result of
impacting the resource.
b) Those Environmentally Sensitive Areas identified
as worthy of preservation may require a clustering
of allowable density to more suitable areas for
development. Only footpaths or entryways will be
permitted in such areas.
Goal & Objectives
5. No change needed
LOC
through
5. On-going
6.04.00
Policy 8.1.12.5:
Proposed site clearing activities within the known
range of endangered or threatened species or
where such species are expected to occur based
upon habitat suitability and species ranges shall be
surveyed by qualified environmental consultants
and/or government ecologists prior to approval and
commencement of such activities to determine
whether or not populations of endangered,
threatened or plant and animal species of special
concern occur.
6. No change needed
6. On-going
Policy 8.1.12.6:
Where feasible, the County shall protect critical
habitat through acquisition, establishment of public
or private conservation easements, purchase of
development rights, or through other available
means as deemed appropriate.
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7. On-going.
Policy 8.1.12.7:
No fill or regrading of property shall be allowed
except to establish required road elevations for
driveways, unless the environmental assessment
shows that fill or regrading will not adversely affect
the environment and fill is available on site.
Measurable Target
Conservation Element
Goal & Objectives
8. No change needed
LOC
through
8. On-going
6.04.01 C.3.
Policy 8.1.12.8:
All native upland and wetland habitats, including
Environmentally Sensitive Areas as defined in
Policy 8.1.12.5, to be preserved as part of a
development project shall be protected through a
conservation easement or other method acceptable
to the County. The proposed preservation areas
shall be designated on all site plan and permit
application materials.
9. May want to qualify the
following sentence in this
policy "Activities centers,
including, educational
centers, museums, and
botanical centers will be
provided at suitable
locations throughout the
County" with a qualification
of where appropriate and
when funds become
available
9. On-going
Policy 8.1.12.9:
St. Lucie County shall support nature based eco-
tourism activities on public preserves that are
primarily designed for appreciation of the County's
native habitats and wildlife species that can be
accomplished in a manner that does not disrupt
wildlife or negatively impact their habitat. The type
of recreational activity deemed appropriate for the
County's public preserves will depend on the type of
native vegetative community on the site. This
includes, but is not limited to, hiking, wilderness
camping, canoeing, swimming, and wildlife viewing.
Activities centers, including, educational centers,
museums, and botanical centers will be provided at
suitable locations throughout the County. All eco-
tourism facilities shall be operated in a manner that
does not degrade or reduce the inherent natural
functions and values of the natural resources
utilized for the eco-tourism use. County owned or
managed lands purchased through public land
acquisition programs targeting the protection of the
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natural resources shall only provide access and
recreational opportunities that can be provided
without degradation of the native plant communities
and listed plant and animal species values.
No change necessary
10
will monitor
significant
10. The County
environmentally
lands.
Policy 8.1.12.10:
Lands purchased through the County's
Environmentally Significant Lands program shall be
monitored for visitor impacts which threaten natural
areas. If impacts to natural areas are identified a
plan shall be prepared to mitigate or eliminate the
negative impacts.
Objective: Amend to reflect
the November 2007 draft of
St. Lucie County Bicycle,
Pedestrian, Greenways &
Trails Master Plan (Glatting
Jackson Kercher Anglin,
Inc.) is completed and
posted on the County's
website.
No change needed.
Policy 8.1.13.1:
The County shall coordinate with the state and
federal land acquisition programs to encourage
connectivity between privately and publicly owned
recreational and conservation lands.
Objective 8.1.13:
The County shall develop a
greenway plan to facilitate the
implementation of ecological
and recreational greenways
within its jurisdiction. At a
minimum the plan shall
include a map of existing and
proposed greenways, identify
gaps in the greenway network,
and set forth strategies for the
maintenance and expansion of
the existing network.
2. No change needed
Policy 8.1.13.2:
The County shall pursue grants from local, state,
federal. and private organizations to plan and
assemble the greenway network.
3. No change needed
3. On-going
Policy 8.1.13.3:
The County
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and wildlife
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appropriate: to
shared recreation
greenways
greenways, as
development of
corridor ecological
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the policy to
a date to
incorporate into the LOC.
This should also be
reflected in the Park and
Recreation Element.
4. Amend
establish
4. This has not been
incorporated into the LOC.
Policy 8.1.13.4:
The County shall establish guidelines within the
Land Oevelopment Code that facilitate usable open
space that is accessible to cyclists and pedestrians.
Non-paved bicycle and pedestrian access shall be
encouraged between uses where paved access
would negatively impact existing habitats.
5. Consider revising the
policy as follows To the
extent feasible, the County
shall beautify and improve
areas used by the general
public (e.g. roads,
sidewalks, bicycle paths,
pedestrian walkways, parks
and open space areas) to
enhance vehicular and non-
vehicular movements. The
program shall encourage
planting standards that
promote the use of
appropriate native plants in
road and utility rights-of-way
to restore the original native
plant community to the
extent practicable
5. Beautification projects are
included in the County's
Capital Improvement
Program
Policy 8.1.13.5:
The County shall develop a beautification and
improvement program for areas used by the general
public (e.g. roads, sidewalks, bicycle paths,
pedestrian walkways, parks and open space areas)
to enhance vehicular and non-vehicular movements.
The program shall encourage planting standards
that promote the use of appropriate native plants in
road and utility rights-of-way to restore the original
native plant community to the extent practicable.
6. No change needed
6. On-going
Policy 8.1.13.6:
The County shall utilize, where possible, existing
rights-of-way as wildlife corridors and pedestrian
areas.
7. No chanqe needed
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coordinate with appropriate state
agencies to identify natural area
greenways and wildlife corridors to link existing
public parks preserve areas and similar areas for
conservation and habitat preservation purposes
Policy 8.1.13.7:
The County shal
and federal
8. Consider revising as
follows: The County shall
promote the preservation of
contiguous native plant
communities to provide
wildlife corridors and
pedestrian pathways
8. On-going
Policy 8.1.13.8:
The County shall consider incentives that
encourage the granting of conservation easements
for natural linear greenways and/or scenic drives
9. No change needed
10. No change needed
9. On-going
10. On-going
Policy 8.1.13.9:
The County shall support the reconnection of
impounded wetlands to the Indian River Lagoon to
improve the productivity of estuaries; and the
implementation of adaptive management strategies
for saltwater marshes and mangrove systems which
are consistent with Best Management Practices for
mosquito control.
Policy 8.1.13.10:
The County shall promote the maintenance of native
plant communities in a contiguous manner to
provide wildlife corridors and pedestrian~athways.
Objective: Amend to reflect
current status. The wetland
classification survey has
been completed.
1. Amend policy to include a
future date for adopting into
development
Objective 8.1.14:
St. Lucie County shall by
December 2004, amend its
land development regulations
to include a locally developed
and regulated wetland
classification system for
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the land development
regulations that protect
wetland functions and
values, eliminate the
requirement that a
classification survey be
done, and to align with state
and federal regulations and
processes
Current Conditions
regulations have not been
amended to reflect this. At
this time the UMAM, not the
WRAP, is the analysis
methods employed by the
State of Florida
consistency
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2.
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As a part of the locally developed and regulated
wetland classification system described in Objective
8.1.14. St. Lucie County shall use the following
general classification system for the purposes of
protecting wetland functions and values within the
unincorporated areas of St. Lucie County. This
classification system is to include a qualitative
assessment of the value of the wetlands and shall
be based upon the standard WRAP analysis
methods employed by the State of Florida.
a) Category I wetlands - shall include any wetlands
having hydrological connection to natural surface
water bodies; any isolated wetland 20 acres or
larger; or wetlands containing Strategic Habitat
Conservation Areas as identified by the Florida
Wildlife Conservation Commission.
b) Category II wetlands - shall include any isolated
wetlands which have been connected to other
surface water drainage and are greater than or
equal to five acres, or are less than 20 acres and do
not qualify as Category I wetlands;
c) Category III wetlands - shall include isolated
wetlands less than five (5) acres that do not qualify
as Category I or II wetlands.
St. Lucie County shall require identification of
Category I, II, and III wetlands prior to staff review of
all land development proposals, including future
land use, zoning, and site plan or construction
applications. Except for those development
proposals seeking a Final Oevelopment Order
approval, as defined under Policy 11.1.3.6, a formal
jurisdictional line determination shall not be required
as part of this review's. Lucie County shall by
Oecember 2004, amend its land development
regulations to provide for the implementation of
standards and regulations to enforce this policy.
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purposes of protecting
wetland functions and values
within the unincorporated
areas of St. Lucie County
based upon a wetland
classification survey of all
areas in the unincorporated
areas of St. Lucie County to be
completed by July 2004,
consistent with the Policies
cited below.
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2. This is not reflected in the with the LOC.
LOC.
3. Establish consistency
3. This is not reflected in the with the LOC.
LOC.
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Measurable Target
The County shall not permit development in a
Category I or II wetland or any wetland buffer
associated with these wetlands, except as follows:
a) Clearing and lor constructing of walking trails;
b) Construction of boardwalks/catwalks for direct
access to water bodies; construction of wildlife
management shelters, footbridges, observation
desks and similar structures not requiring a dredge
or fill for their placement; and
c) Clearing and/or construction of electric/ cable
utility, stormwater management, water or
wastewater infrastructure as needed to provide
public service that does not impair the long term
viability of the wetland system.
d) Alteration is permissible within Category I and II
wetlands, and the required wetland buffer. as
necessary for the above activities if:
1. No other reasonable alternative exists and
avoidance cannot be achieved;
2. Such activity is consistent with other policies of
the Comprehensive Plan;
3. Such activity complies with the requirements of all
Federal, State and Local agencies claiming
jurisdiction over wetland alteration and adequate
mitigation of any adverse hydrological and physical
alterations is provided.
4. No more than 1 percent of any Category I
wetland is impacted, except as noted in Policy
8.1.14.3;
5. No more than 15 percent of any Category II
wetland is impacted, except as noted in Policy
8.1.14.3;
6. Appropriate mitigation is provided
Conservation Element
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of Policy
II wetland
reasonable
Policy 8.1.14.3
In addition to the alteration provIsions
8.1.14.3(c), alteration of a Category I or
may be allowed when no other
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alternative exists and avoidance and minimization of
impacts cannot otherwise be achieved. Any
provision of this Comprehensive Plan or the land
development code related to the preservation of a
Category I or II wetland that precludes all
reasonable economically viable use of the property
or would prohibit a reasonable public use of the
property and which if applied would result in a
compensable taking of the property may be waived
to the extent necessary to provide the minimum
reasonable use, public or private, of the property.
These provisions shall only be waived following the
review and approval of the Board of County
Commissioners, or their designee, in a manner set
forth in the Land Oevelopment Code. The standards
for the granting of any waiver shall be set forth in
the Land Oevelopment Code and shall be consistent
with the general standards and intent of the
Comprehensive Plan
Conservation Element
Goal & Objectives
I 4. Establish consistency
4. This IS not reflected in the with the LOC.
LOC.
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Policy 8.1.14.4:
Alteration of a Category III wetland may be allowed
when no reasonable alternative exists and
avoidance and minimization of impacts cannot be
achieved. Any provision of this Comprehensive Plan
or the land development code related to the
preservation of a Category III wetland that precludes
all reasonable economically viable use of the
property or would prohibit a reasonable public use
of the property and which if applied would result in a
compensable taking of the property may be waived
to the extent necessary to provide the minimum
reasonable use, public or private, of the property.
These provisions shall only be waived following the
review and approval of the Board of County
Commissioners, or their designee, in a manner set
forth in the Land Oevelopment Code. The standards
for the granting of any waiver shall be set forth in
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the Land Oevelopment Code and shall be consistent
with the general standards and intent of the
Comprehensive Plan.
consistency
5. Establish
with the LOC.
reflected in the
5. This is not
LOC.
Policy 8.1.14.5:
The County shall require a minimum 50-foot buffer
between Category I and II wetlands and new
development activity in order to protect water
quality, preserve natural functions, and preserve
wildlife habitat. The buffer, as measured landward
from the approved jurisdictional line, shall be
maintained in a natural vegetative state and be free
of exotic and nuisance species as defined by the
Florida Pest Council.
consistency
6. Establish
with the LOC.
the
6. This is not reflected in
LDC.
Policy 8.1.14.6:
All new development on lots less than 5 acres and
not containing a Category I or II wetland shall
provide a minimum 25-foot buffer between the
wetland jurisdictional line and the area of
development. The buffer, as measured landward
from the approved jurisdictional line, shall be
maintained in a natural vegetative state and be free
of exotic and nuisance species as defined by the
Florida Pest Council. No development shall occur
within the wetland buffer except as identified in
8.1.14.2.
7. No change needed.
Adopted
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7. On-going
Policy 8.1.14.7:
St. Lucie County shall assess the specific and
cumulative impacts of all proposed new
development or redevelopment activities, including
single family building permits, on all wetlands that
may be located on the property in order to ensure
that the natural functions of the wetlands are
protected and conserved through the
implementation of wetland protection standards
which shall include consideration of the types
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values, functions, sizes conditions and locations of
wetlands.
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8. No change needed
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the
reflected in
8. This is not
LOC.
Policy 8.1.14.8:
Removal, encroachment, or alternation of Category
III wetlands may be allowed with the extent of such
activities being determined on a case- by-case basis
in conjunction with applicable regulatory agencies
and in the interest of public benefit. ~.
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Objective 9.1.1 Objective
requires no change.
Policies should be revised
as follows:
Objective J Measurable Target (Policy) .1 Current Conditions J Comments
GOAL 9.1 PROVIDE ADEQUATE RECREATION FACILITIES AND OPEN SPACE AREAS THAT OFFER A BROAD RANGE OF ACTIVITIES TO
ALL CITIZENS AND VISITORS OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY.
Objective 9.1.1
Active and passive
recreation facilities
and
Recreation and Open Space Element
Policy 9.1.1.1 Using an
LOS standard based solely
on park acreage per 1,000
population is generally
recognized as archaic.
County should consider
additional standards such
as service area ! radius.
Moreover, the County
should review and revise
definitions of neighborhood,
community, and regional
parks, and passive and
active recreation.
Policy 9.1.1.1 Glatting Jackson's 2002
Community Parks System Master Plan found
there are not enough park lands or facilities
countywide to serve either existing or future
populations. Since the Comprehensive Plan
does not provide a clear definition for
"Community" or "Regional" parks, it is difficult
to delineate the park's inventory for LOS
analysis.
Level of Service for
Open Space shall be as
Community parks: 5 acres!1000
residents in the unincorporated area.
Regional parks: 5 acres! 1 000 residents
countywide.
Policy 9.1.1.1
Recreation and
follows:
.
.
space
areas the
residents and
visitors of St. Lucie
County shall be
provided in a manner
consistent with the
level of service
standards set forth in
this element.
Consistency with
these standards shall
be maintained in
subsequent years.
open
for
Policy 9.1.1.2 Revise policy
to include those proposed
parks and implementation
program outlined in the
2002 Community Parks
System Master Plan.
Policy 9.1.1.2 Glatting Jackson's 2002
Community Parks System Master Plan
concluded parks are needed in the northern
and central western areas of the County.
Policy 9.1.1.2 Accept and achieve the level
of service standards as set forth in this and
the Capital Improvements Elements,
through an equitable and systematic land
acquisition and development program
Policy 9.1.1.3 Revise policy
to include those proposed
parks and implementation
program outlined in the
2002 Community Parks
System Master Plan.
Policy 9.1.1.3 Expenditures on parks
development and maintenance have not kept
pace with its rapid population growth;
considerable investments will be needed to
meet the growing demand for facilities.
Oeferred investments have resulted in the
need for structural and aesthetic
improvements at most park facilities in order
Policy 9.1.1.3 The County will continue to
correct and improve upon existing
deficiencies through additional land
acquisition and development, and through
expansion or renovation of existing parks
and recreational facilities through projects
specified in the Capital Improvement
Element.
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Comments
itions
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Current
(Policy)
change
No
Policy 9.1.1.4
necessary.
and
Policy 9.1.1.4 Implemented. The County has a
large number of conservation areas which
preserve a considerable amount of upland
and wetland habitat.
functionality
their
to improve
attractiveness
Policy 9.1.1.4 All areas having the
Conservation Public Land Use designation
will be used solely for preservation and/or
passive recreation. No residential or
commercial development will be permitted
other than development typically related to
park service and security functions.
Objective
change.
revised
Objective 9.1.2
requires no
Policies should
as follows
programs:
A. Continue to
countywide parks
order to partially
development.
Supplement facility needs through
interlocal agreements, operational
practices, user fees and
public/private cooperative efforts.
be
Policy 9.1.2.1 Revise policy
to include the other major
funding sources including
Parks MSTU and
"Investment for the Future"
program
Policy 9.1.2.1
A. Impact fees continue to be used to fund
projects. According to the FY 2008-2012
CIP, $8,595,906 from park impact fees
will be used towards the Parks &
Recreation Oepartment's overall
$20,072,981 budget.
pursue
of its
following
administer the
impact fee in
fund new park
Policy 9.1.2.1 The County shall
development and enhancement
recreational programs in the
Objective 9.1.2
Through the use of
public funds, gifts,
contributions,
mandatory fees
and/or deductions,
cooperative
agreements,
means, St.
County
coordinate
and
Partnerships with municipalities appear to
be working well. Continued
communication should occur to identify
potential shared facilities as they are
developed. Partnerships with the School
Board are defined through several
interlocal agreements.
B
B
or other
Lucie
will
public
private
resources to meet
the recreation and
open space needs of
its residents and
visitors.
Policy 9.1.2.2 Revise policy
to include the other major
funding sources identified in
current conditions.
Policy 9.1.2.2 Impact fees used in part to
acquire open space and natural preservation
areas and to develop necessary facilities.
(See current conditions for Policy 9.1.2.1.A).
Funding also comes from the "Investment for
the Future" program, the County's general
Policy 9.1.2.2 The County shall use monies
collected from the parks impact fee to
acquire additional open space and natural
preservation areas and to develop
necessary facilities.
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fund, and grants. On November 5, 2002, the
County's voters approved a referendum
authorizing the County to establish a
Municipal Service Taxing Unit for parks that
would levy an ad valorem tax at a rate not to
exceed a Y. mill per year up to 20 years.
Collection of the imposed millage began in
fiscal year 2003-2004. Major expenditure
plans for the Parks MSTU includes the
acquisition and development of Lakewood
Park and major renovations at Lawnwood
Park.
Measurable Target (Policy)
Objective
change
No
Policy 9.1.2.3
necessary.
Policy 9.1.2.3 The County coordinates
activities with Fort Pierce and Port St. Lucie,
as well as the School Board and various
nonprofit organizations. Partnerships with
municipalities appear to be working well;
however, continued communication should
occur to identify potential shared facilities as
they are developed. Partnerships with the
School Board are defined through several
interlocal agreements. Lawnwood and South
County Stadiums continue to be the host site
for high school football and soccer games
Policy 9.1.2.3 The County shall continue to
work with other units of local government to
provide for the reciprocal use of recreation,
school and other facilities.
Policy 9.1.2.4 Update
facility name to "Tradition
Field Sports Complex" and
add as "financing feasible."
Policy 9.1.2.4 When the New York Mets are
not training, the Sports Complex is used for a
variety of events including trade shows,
annual festivals, carnivals, and concerts. In
addition, several baseball tournaments are
also held there throughout the year. The
School Board generally uses other venues
such as Lawnwood Stadium and South
County Regional Stadium
Policy 9.1.2.4 The County shall allow, to the
extent legally possible, and whenever
practical, other governmental agencies,
such as the St. Lucie County School Board,
to use the St. Lucie County Sports
Complex.
Provide
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9.1
Policy
2.5 The March 2002 Community
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updated inventory and map
when Comprehensive Plan
is amended.
of
Conditions
Parks System Master Plan provides a list
and map of existing and proposed parks.
Current
Recreation and Open Space Element
Measurable Target (Policy)
detailed Recreation and Open Space
Inventory that indicates the general location
of existing and proposed sites and facilities
as well as functional classification, nature of
improvements, usage, size, priority, and
other appropriate considerations.
Objective 9.1.3 Objective
requires no change.
Policies should be revised
as follows
Policy 9.1.3.1 The adoption
and implementation of
Bicycle, Pedestrian.
Greenways & Trails Master
Plan will improve the status
quo
Policy 9.1.3.1 Glatting Jackson's 2002
Community Parks System Master Plan found
the number and availability of safe, wide
sidewalks to be inadequate throughout most
areas in the County. Bike lanes exist or are
planned for many arterials in the County;
multi-use trails are extremely limited. In 2006,
a paved entrance road was installed at the
Savannas Recreation Area.
Policy 9.1.3.1 Acquire and develop
easements or rights of way as required to
provide adequate access for public
recreation facilities. Construct access ways
which are compatible with the character and
needs of the facility, as well as being
harmonious with surrounding development
patterns.
change
No
3.2
Policy 9.1
necessary
Policy 9.1.3.2 Beach access facilities are well-
provided for within the County. The county's
aggressive 'Investment for the Future'
program has resulted in improved access to
the local beaches, construction of additional
boat ramps and improvements to existing
ones
Policy 9.1.3.2 Continue to provide public
access to Atlantic Ocean beaches, and
continue to give careful consideration to
providing related parking areas and dune
cross over facilities without disturbance to
the dune environment, natural habitats, and
designated areas of particular concern
Objective 9.1.3 St.
Lucie County shall
provide vehicular
and pedestrian
access to all public
recreation facilities,
including barrier free
design features at
entrance points to
facilities such as
buildings used for
group assembly,
spectator seating
areas, and beaches
and shores.
Objective
Objective 9.1.4 Revise
objective to reference
March 2002 Community
Parks System Master Plan
rather than Facilities Master
Plan.
Objective 9.1.4 By
January 2002, update
the Countywide
Facilities Master
Plan.
Update
current
1.4.1
reflect
9
to
Policy
Policy
Policy 9.1.4.1 County uses 2002 Community
Parks System Master Plan rather than
Policy 9.1.4.1 Assess the County's
recreational needs based on this Level of
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Comments
Conditions
Current
(Policy)
Service Standards as defined
Measurable Target
Objective
recreation and open space
inventory method
change
No
Policy 9.1.4.2
necessary
Plan as its inventory.
Policy 9.1.4.2 The 5-year CIP identifies
scheduled improvements / acquisitions and
funding for these parks and recreation
projects. The Parks and Recreation
Oepartment's Administrative Oivision
manages these projects to completion and
generates quarterly cost and revenue analysis
reports.
Facilities Master
n this plan
Policy 9.1.4.2 Continue to seek funding for
acquisition and development of recreational
infrastructure.
Policy 9.1.4.3 Revise policy
to specify type of
infrastructure referenced
and to specify that the
improvements would for
County park facilities.
Policy 9.1.4.3 In 2006, the County opened
Weldon B. Lewis Park, a 12.7 acre facility that
includes a Bermuda soccer/football open field,
restrooms, tot lot. and environmental lands.
Some notable projects reflected within the
current Parks and Recreation CIP include
improvements to Lakewood Park, Open
Space Park, Lincoln Park Community Center
Improvements, and Ravenswood Pool Splash
Park.
recreational
Policy 9.1.4.3 Provide
infrastructure as required.
Objective 9.1.5 Objective
requires no change.
No change
Policy 9.1.5.1
necessary.
Policy 9.1.5.1 Currently, there are nine eco-
sites open: Pinelands, Indrio Savannas,
Oxbow Eco-Center, Ocean Bay, Spruce Bluff,
Coon Island, Blind Creek, Wildcat Cove, and
Sweetwater Hammock.
to
Policy 9.1.5.1 Identify appropriate sites
develop as eco-tourism destinations.
Objective 9.1.5
Develop and
implement strategies
to encourage eco-
tourism in St. Lucie
County.
No change
Policy 9.1.5.2
necessary.
Policy 9.1.5.2 Infrastructure is In place before
sites are opened to the public.
required
to and
Policy 9.1.5.2 Provide
infrastructure to attract visitors
protect eco-tourism destinations.
No change
5.3
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has increased in
Eco-tourism
5.3
Policy 9
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necessary.
Conditions
St. Lucie County due to the increase In
resource based recreational opportunities on
ESL Lands. Collections of the Tourist
Oevelopment Tax have shown a positive trend
in terms of promoting new attractions such as
the St. Lucie Marine Center (which houses
Smithsonian Marine Ecosystem Exhibit), a
new fairground with an equestrian arena, and
the Oxbow A-31 (children's) Environmental
Learning Center. The stlucieco.gov website
has a section dedicated to the County's
ecotourism offerings. Cultural Affairs Council
has been a catalyst for the development of
certain eco-tourism activities including ranch
tours, bird watchinq, and nature trails.
Current
Recreation and Open Space Element
Measurable Target (Policy)
County's Tourist Oevelopment Office,
publicize the improved eco-tourism sites
and St. Lucie County as an eco-tourism
destination.
Objective
Objective 9.1.6 Objective
requires no change.
Policies should be revised
as follows
9.1.6
and
strategies
adequately
Objective
Develop
implement
to
change
No
Policy 9.1.6
necessary.
Policy 9.1.6.1 Environmental Resources
Oepartment, originally formed from the
County's Environmentally Sensitive Lands
program approved by County voters, by a
1994 bond referendum, receives most of its
revenue through the County's General Fund
and not through the State of Florida.
Policy 9.1.6.1 Encourage the State of
Florida to provide future funding for
management of Environmentally Sensitive
Lands.
n
manage
Environmentally
Sensitive Lands
St. Lucie County.
change
No
Policy 9.1.6.2
necessary.
Policy 9.1.6.2 Staff regularly applies for
outside funding via grants and underwriting.
Recent examples include a grant received for
the removal of exotic plant species on
Bluefield Natural Area, Ancient Oaks, and St.
Lucie Village Heritage Park. The County also
received a restoration grant for Paleo
Hammock Addition.
Policy 9.1.6.2 Seek funding from outside
sources for improvement and management
of Environmentally Sensitive Lands.
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No change
Comments
Policy 9.1.6.3
necessary
Conditions
Policy 9.1.6.3 The Environmental Lands
Oivision of the Environmental Resources
Oepartment manages the natural resources of
the County through the ESL program.
Implementation of management plans and
activities to provide protection and
maintenance of natural communities through
the use of historical fire relationships and the
eradication of exotic plant and wildlife. The
division also provides passive recreational
opportunities and educational training classes
to the general public on local wildlife and their
habitats.
Current
Measurable Target (Policy)
Policy 9.1.6.3 Budget for personnel and
equipment for management of
Environmentally Sensitive Lands to ensure
that these lands are preserved, enhanced,
and developed for uses that will maintain
wildlife habitat, open space, aesthetic value,
and passive recreation.
Objective
Objective 9.1.7 Revise
objective and subsequent
policies to this Element (as
well as to the
Transportation and
Conservation Elements)
that guide the development
and implementation of the
November 2007 St. Lucie
County Bicycle, Pedestrian,
Greenways & Trails Master
Plan.
Objective 9.1.7
Provide for an
integrated system of
Greenways and
Trails in St. Lucie
County.
Policy 9.1.7.1 Revise policy
to implement adopted
master plan.
Policy 9.1.7.1 The St. Lucie County Bicycle,
Pedestrian, Greenways & Trails Master Plan
(Glatting Jackson Kercher Anglin, Inc.) was
adopted in May 2008.
Policy 9.1.7.1 By July 1, 2002, finalize the
Greenways and Trails Master Plan for St.
Lucie County.
Policy 9.1.7.2 Revise policy
to correct name of the
master, plan and reference
specific funding sources, as
well as underscore the
importance of regional
Policy 9.1.7.2 Funding opportunities outlined
in the Bicycle, Pedestrian, Greenways & Trails
Master Plan. These include: Coastal
Partnership Initiative Grant, Cultural Facilities
Program, Florida Forever Program (FCT),
Florida Recreation Oevelopment Assistance
Policy 9.1.7.2 Seek funding from outside
sources for development and management
of Greenways and Trails.
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cooperation through
agencies such as Martin
County MPO, cities within
St. Lucie County, SFWMO,
etc.
October
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Current Conditions
Program (FROAP), Green & Trails Acquisition
Program, Historic Preservation - Special
Category Grant, Land & Water Conservation
Fund (LWCF), Lowes Neighborhood Grant,
Recreational trails Program (RTP), South
Florida Water Management Oistrict (SFWMO),
Transportation Enhancement Program (TEP),
Urban & Community Forestry, Waterways
Assistance Program (FINO)
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GOAL 10.1 ESTABLISH EFFECTIVE COORDINATION MEASURES AMONG ALL PERTINENT PUBLIC AND QUASI-PUBLIC ENTITIES
BEST MAINTAIN ST. LUCIE COUNTY'S QUALITY OF LIFE AND EFFICIENT USE OF RESOURCES.
Objective 10.1.1 St. Lucie Policy 10.1.1.1 Coordinate with the Treasure Policy 10.1.1.1
County shall establish specific Coast Regional Planning Council, Martin County, completed.
means of coordination with and the cities of Port St. Lucie and Fort Pierce to
adjacent municipalities; with complete the ongoing Alternate Land Use Study.
local, state, and federal
agencies who have permitting
and regulating authority; and
with quasi-public entities
which provide services but
lack regulatory authority in St.
Lucie County; with County
volunteer groups; and with
interested citizen groups who
have notified the County of
their interest.
TO
1.1 Replace
new County
10.1
with
Policy
policy
initiative
not
itions
- Study
ntergovernmental Coordination Element
No
this
-
to
10.1.1.2
required
Policy
change
policy.
- This policy
the County.
Policy 10.1.1.2
is being met by
Policy 10.1.1.2 Notify in writing the cities of Fort
Pierce, Port St. Lucie, and St. Lucie Village of all
applications for rezoning and land use
amendments which are contiguous to their
borders or within an area of planned annexation
No
this
-
to
10.1.1.3
required
Policy
change
policy.
Policy 10.1.1.3 - This policy is
being met by the County.
Policy 10.1.1.3 Through the development review
process, coordinate all development in the
unincorporated County with local governments
that are adjacent to or will be impacted by the
development.
No
this
-
to
10.1.1.4
required
Policy
change
policy.
Policy 10.1.1.4 - This policy is
being met by the County.
The County Administrator
oversees and enforces
intergovernmental
coordination.
Policy 10.1.1.4 Charge the County Administrator
with continuing responsibility for developing and
enforcing an effective intergovernmental
coordination program for St. Lucie County.
No
this
-
to
10.1.1.5
required
Policy
change
policy.
Policy 10.1.1.5 - This policy is
being met by the County.
Policy 10.1.1.5 Support the Treasure Coast
Council of Governments to provide a regular
formal forum in which to deal with issues unique
to Martin, St. Lucie, Indian River, and
Okeechobee Counties.
Policy 10.1.1.6 - Update
policy to reflect current
technology Including
expanding information and
links on the County
website
Policy 10.1.1.6 - Website
now provides various
information for the public
Policy 10.1.1.6 Continue cooperative education
programs between the County and regulatory
agencies to inform the public and development
community about applicable laws and regulations.
This could be accomplished by including brief
informational pamphlets in utility bills or other
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Goal & Objectives
Current
Measurable Target
Comments
Conditions
Revise
regular
on
Policy 10.1.1.7
policy for
communication
annexation plans
Policy 10.1.1.7 - The County
updates municipal boundaries
yearly. Fort Pierce provides
monthly updates and has a
joint planning agreement for
annexation. Improved
communication with Port St.
Lucie is desired on
annexation issues
widespread general circulation
Policy 10.1.1.7 By January 31 sl of each calendar
year, formally request in writing that Fort Pierce,
Port St. Lucie and St. Lucie Village designate their
anticipated future annexation areas, inform the
County as to the nature of such plans, and
provide further notification in the event there is
change to these plans.
means of
No
this
-
to
10.1.1.8
required
Policy
change
policy.
Policy 10.1.1.8 - This policy is
being met by the County.
The County does review
levels of service of for
concurrency and impacts on
local and state roads.
Policy 10.1.1.8 Continue to review transportation
service volumes and levels of service as they
relate to state roads, and coordinate with the
FOOT relative to state level of service standards
No
Policy 10.1.1.9
change necessary.
9 - Policy met
10.1
Policy
Policy 10.1.1.9 Coordinate with communities
within the unincorporated area as they explore the
impacts of incorporation.
Policy 10.1.1.10 - Revise
policy to show maintenance
of joint planning
agreements, continuous
cooperation and updated
list of subject areas.
Policy 10.1.1.10 - Policy met.
LTC Ranch is now within Port
St. Lucie. Increased
cooperation and
communication with Port St.
Lucie is desired
Policy 10.1.1.10 By January 1, 2003 meet with
representatives of Fort Pierce, Port St. Lucie and
St. Lucie Village to identify potential joint planning
areas. Annexation and joint infrastructure are to
be considered and discussed; more specifically,
the following areas may be considered:
Areas adjoining Okeechobee
Road from Hartman Road to
Eleven Mile Road. Area
adjoining existing city limits
Fort Pierce
Existing enclaves LTC
Ranch/Midway Road area 1-
Port St. Lucie
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No
this
No
this
No
this
Policy 10.1.2.1 - Revise
policy to provide deadline
for establishing the
Planning Forum.
No
this
Policy 10.1.1.11 - Revise
policy to set new deadline.
Adopted
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-
to
-
to
-
to
-
to
10.1.2
required
10.1.3.2
required
10.1.3.1
required
10.1.2.3
required
October
Comments
Objective
changes
Objective
Policy
change
policy.
Policy
change
policy.
Policy
change
policy.
This policy is
- This policy
Policy 10.1.2.3 - This policy
is being met.
Policy 10.1.2.2 - Planning
Forum not formed. The
County would like to continue
pursuing forum
This
policy
Not
Objective 10.1.2
objective is being met.
Policy 10.1.2.1 This
has been met.
Current Conditions
11
3.2
Policy 10.1.1
complete.
Policy 10.1.3
is being met.
Policy 10.1
being met.
Policy 10.1.3.2 Continue to request liaisons
regarding proposed plan or rezoning amendments
with the St. Lucie County School Board, St. Lucie
County Fire Oistrict, South Florida Water
Management Oistrict, Treasure Coast Regional
Planning Council, Fort Pierce Utilities Authority,
Florida Power and Light, and adjacent local
Policy 10.1.2.3 Use the Treasure Coast Regional
Planning Council for informal mediation when
conflicts with other local governments do not
appear as if they would be otherwise resolved.
Policy 10.1.3.1 Continue to receive and review
copies of all proposed plan or rezoning
amendments for areas adjacent to St. Lucie
County boundaries.
Policy 10.1.2.2 Establish a Planning Forum, to
meet at least quarterly, to coordinate programs of
infrastructure development and improvement
between the County, the municipalities, and
interested public groups so that adopted levels of
service can be maintained throughout the entire
County.
Policy 10.1.1.11 By January 1, 2003
procedures to deal with future
incorporation proposals.
Policy 10.1.2.1 Concurrency Management
procedures, as outlined in the Capital
Improvements Element, will be implemented by
August 1, 1990, to ensure that required services
will be available when needed.
establish
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Objective 10.1.3 The Director
of Community Development
shall continue to be
responsible for coordination
of County activities with the
comprehensive plans of
adjacent municipalities, St.
Lucie County, the adjacent
counties, and other units of
local government such as the
School Board providing
services but not having
Objective 10.1.2 The County
shall coordinate the revision
of level of service standards
for public facilities with any
state, regional or local entity
having operational and
maintenance responsibility for
such facilities; and coordinate
on the provision of public
facility improvements with the
capital facility plans of any
other governmental entity
providing public facilities
within St. Lucie County.
ntergovernmental Coordination Element
Goal & Objectives
Comments
Current Conditions
Measurable Target
No
this
-
to
0.1.3.3
required
Policy
changes
policy.
Policy 10.1.3.3 - This policy
is being met.
governments
Policy 10.1.3.3 In conjunction with other affected
parties, including interested public groups,
continue to evaluate existing interlocal
agreements when the Capital Improvements
Element is undergoing annual review to determine
if current funding is proportional to services
rendered.
the
regulatory authority over
use of land.
No
this
-
to
10.1.3.4
required
Policy
change
policy.
Policy 10.1.3.4 - This policy
is being met.
3.4 Continue to coordinate closely with
Board on the location of future school
relation to the projected population
Policy 10.1
the School
locations in
and land use
Policy 10.1.3.5 - This policy
is being met.
No
this
0.1.4 - Update
to provide
set date
-
to
10.1.3.5
required
Policy
change
policy.
Objective
objective
continuity of
- This policy
Policy 10.1.4
is being met.
Policy 10.1.3.5 Continue to support joint use
agreements between the County and the School
Oistrict.
Policy 10.1.4.1 Support the development and
adoption of interlocal agreements with the
affected municipalities to coordinate the
management of the St. Lucie River, Indian River
Lagoon (including the Intracoastal Waterway), and
Savannas.
No
this
-
to
10.1.4.2
required
Policy
change
policy.
This policy is
4.2
Policy 10.1
being met.
Policy 10.1.4.2 Continue to work with the
Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council to
identify regional issues and to assist in the
periodic updating of the Comprehensive Regional
Policy Plan.
Objective 10.1.4 By August,
1990, the County, through the
County Administrator, shall
establish an
intergovernmental
coordination process to
ensure full consideration is
given to the impacts of
developments proposed in the
County Comprehensive Plan
on other governmental entities
and vice versa.
Policy 10.1.4.3 - This policy
is being met.
abide by regulations of
developing within their
No
this
this
Policy
change
policy.
No changes required to
policy and objective.
-
to
10.1.4.3
required
This policy and objective are
being met.
Policy 10.1.4.3 Agree to
the municipalities when
corporate limits.
Policy 10.1.5.1 The Board of Cou nty
Commissioners shall coordinate with the City of
Fort Pierce, other Qovernmental entities, and
Objective 10.1.5 Review port
activities in coordination with
the Comprehensive Plan of
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Comments
October
Current Conditions
Coordination Element
Measurable Target
interested public groups to resolve problems
related, but not limited to, transportation,
development and land use, natural and
man-made hazards and disasters, and protection
of natural resources at the port.
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No
Comments
Policy 11 .1 .1. 1
change required.
Current Conditions
- Policy met.
11
Policy
Policy 11.1.1.1: Public facilities means the capital
improvements and systems of each of the
following: arterial and collector roads, mass
transit, stormwater management, potable water,
sanitary sewer, solid waste, parks and recreation,
libraries, jails, courthouse facilities, administrative
facilities, mosquito control, Port of Ft. Pierce, St.
Lucie County International Airport, public
education and public health facilities and shall
include land, structures, the initial furnishings and
equipment, design, permitting, and construction
costs. Other "capital" costs, such as motor
vehicles and motorized equipment, computers
and office equipment, office furnishings, and small
tools are considered in the County's annual
budget, but such items are not "public facilities"
for the purposes of this Comprehensive Plan, or
the issuance of development orders.
GOAL 11.1 TO PROVIDE
PUBLIC FACILITIES
NECESSARY TO ACHIEVE
AND MAINTAIN ADOPTED
LEVEL OF SERVICE
STANDARDS CONCURRENT
WITH DEMAND THROUGH
FISCALLY SOUND CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAMMING AND
BUDGETING.
Objective 11.1.1: Define types
of public facilities, establish
standards for level of service
for each type of public facility,
and determine what capital
improvements are needed in
order to achieve and maintain
standards (as well as to repair
or replace existing public
facilities).
.2 - no change
1.1
Policy 11
required
2 - Policy met.
11.1.1
Policy
Policy 11.1.1.2: The County shall establish
standards for levels of service for four categories
of public facilities, as follows:
Category A Public Facilities are arterial
and collector roads, mass transit,
stormwater management, potable water,
A.
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Goal
Comments
Conditions
Current
Measurable Target
sanitary sewer, solid waste, and parks
and recreation facilities used for
concurrency and owned or operated by
St. Lucie County, all of which are
addressed in other elements of this
Comprehensive Plan
& Objectives
Category B Public Facilities are libraries,
corrections, courthouse, administration,
mosquito control, Port of Ft. Pierce, and
St. Lucie County International Airport as
owned, operated or developed by St.
Lucie County. Category B Public Facilities
are not used for concurrency purposes as
provided for in the Concurrency
Management System
B
Category C Public Facilities are arterial
and collector roads, mass transit,
storm water management, potable water,
sanitary sewer, solid waste, and parks
and recreation facilities used for
concurrency and owned or operated by
Federal, State or municipal governments,
independent districts, and private
organizations, all of which are addressed
in other elements of this Comprehensive
Plan.
C
Public educational facilities
should be considered in the
Category C Public facilities
and should be considered
for concurrency purposes
Public educational facilities
considered for concurrency
purposes.
Category 0 Public Facilities are public
health and public education facilities
owned or operated by Federal, State, or
municipal governments, independent
districts, and private organizations.
Category 0 Public Facilities are not used
for concurrency purposes as provided for
in the Concurrency Management System
o
- County
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11.1.1.3
October
Policy
Policy met.
11.1.1.3
Policy
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Comments
should revise this policy to
include in the calculation
consideration for existing
development orders
Conditions
Current
Measurable Target
necessary to eliminate existing deficiencies and to
meet the needs of future growth shall be
determined for every type of public facility by the
following calculation:
E.
The calculation will be used for existing demand in
order to determine existing deficiencies. The
calculation will be used for projected demand in
order to determine needs of future growth. The
estimates of projected demand will account for
demand that is likely to occur from previously
issued development orders as well as future
growth. Public facilities to serve demand from
previously issued development orders shall be
included in "0" (demand) in the preceding
calculation.
(S x 0)
Q=
No change
.4
1.1
Policy 11
required.
Policy met.
1.1.4
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Policy
Policy 11.1.1.4: The public facility formula will be
used for current demand in order to determine
existing deficiencies. The public facility formula
will be used for projected demand in order to
determine needs of future growth. The estimates
of projected demand will account for demand that
is likely to occur from previously issued
development orders as well as future growth.
Policy 11.1.1.5 - County
should revise the policy to
include a Certificate of
Concurrency Public
Facilities Reservation for
the increased demand from
previously issued
development orders
5 - Policy being
11
Policy
met.
Policy 11.1.1.5: Oemand that is likely to occur
from previously issued development orders will be
addressed by the County "reserving" capacity of
public facilities for development orders that were
issued by the County prior to the adoption of this
Comprehensive Plan and that are determined to
have vested rights for purposes of the
concurrency management system
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Goal
Comments
Conditions
Current
Measurable Target
The County require~ persons with legitimate and
substantial vested rights to continue development
in good faith in order to reserve capacity of public
facilities. The County will not reserve capacity of
public facilities for previously issued development
orders that do not have vested rights for purposes
of concurrency management, and/or which do not
continue development in good faith.
& Objectives
No
11.1.1.6
required
Policy
change
6 - Policy met.
1
11
Policy
Policy 11.1.1.6: There are three circumstances in
which the standards for levels of service are not
the exclusive determinant of need for a public
facility:
Calculated needs for public facilities in
coastal high hazard areas are subject to all
limits and conditions in the Conservation and
Coastal Management and Future Land Use
Elements of this Plan (see Policy 11.1.5.1).
A.
Replacement of obsolete or worn out
facilities, and repair, remodeling and
renovation, will be determined by the Board
of County Commissioners upon the
recommendation of the County Administrator.
B.
Public facilities that provide levels of service
in excess of the standards adopted in this
Plan may be constructed or acquired at any
time as long as both conditions 1) and 2) and
at least one of the conditions 3) through 5)
are met:
C
the facility does not make financially
infeasible any public facility of the
same type that is needed to achieve or
maintain the standards for levels of
service adopted in this Plan,
1)
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imit or
overall
of this
Measurable Target
2) the facility does not contradict,
alter the achievement of the
goals, objectives and policies
Plan,
Capital Improvements Element
Goal & Objectives
the excess capacity is an integral part
of a capital improvement that is needed
to achieve or maintain standards for
levels of service,
3
the excess capacity provides
economies of scale making it less
expensive than a comparable amount
of capacity if acquired at a later date,
that
4)
the asset acquired s land is
environmentally sensitive, or
designated by the County as
necessary for conservation, recreation
or protection of high hazard coastal
areas.
5)
No change
.7
Policy 11.1.1
required.
Policy met
7
1
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Policy
Policy 11.1.1.7: Any public facility that is
determined to be needed as a result of the factors
listed in Policy 11.1.1.6 shall be included in the
regular Schedule of Capital Improvements
contained in this Capital Improvements Element.
All capital improvements projects for such public
facilities shall be approved in the same manner as
the projects that are identified according to the
public facility formula described in Policy 11.1.1.3.
No
Policy 11.1 .1.8
change required
8 - Policy met.
11.1.1
Policy
Policy 11.1.1.8: The determination of location of
improvements to expand public facilities will take
into consideration projected growth patterns.
Where applicable, public facility improvements will
be coordinated with the capital facility plans of any
other governmental entity providing public
facilities within St. Lucie County.
Adopted
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Comments
Policy 11.1.1.9 - No
change required
Current Conditions
Policy 11.1.1.9 - Policy met.
All public facility
improvements are included in
the Schedule of Capital
Improvements.
Policy 11.1.1.9: All public facility improvements
that are based on achieving and maintaining a
standard for levels of service adopted in this
Comprehensive Plan are included in the
financially feasible Schedule of Capital
Improvements contained in this Capital
Improvements Element. The relative priorities
among types of public facilities (i.e., roads,
drainage, aviation, etc.) are established by
adjusting the standards for levels of service and
the available revenues until the resulting public
facilities needs became financially feasible.
Legal restrictions on the use of many revenue
sources limit the extent to which types of facilities
may be prioritized because they do not compete
for the same revenues. Ouring each annual
prioritization process, no further prioritization
among types of public facilities in the Schedule of
Capital Improvements are financially feasible,
programmed for improvement. and will be
completed according to the Schedule. Each year,
however, prioritization among types of facilities is
redetermined by reaffirming or revising standards
for level of service within the constraints of
available restricted revenues.
Policy 11.1.1 .10 - Policy met. I Policy 11 .1 .1.10 - No
change required.
-
Adopted
October 28. 2008
Policy 11.1.1.10: The following public facility
improvements within a facility type are to be
considered in the following order of priority, as
determined by the Board of County
Commissioners:
A.
Replacement of obsolete or worn out
facilities, including repair, remodeling and
renovation of facilities that contribute to
achieving and/or maintaining levels of
service.
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Goal & Objectives
Current Conditions
Measurable Target
New facilities that reduce or eliminate
existing deficiencies in levels of service.
New public facilities, and improvements to
existing public facilities, that eliminate public
hazards not otherwise eliminated by
improvements prioritized according to
Subsections a or b, above
B.
C
New or expanded facilities that provide the
adopted levels of service for new
development and redevelopment during the
next five fiscal years, as updated by the
annual review of this Capital Improvements
Element. St. Lucie County may acquire land
or right-of-way in advance of the need to
develop a facility for new development. The
location of facilities constructed pursuant to
this Subsection shall conform to the Future
Land Use Element, and specific project
locations shall serve projected growth areas
within the allowable land use categories.
o
to existing facilities, and new
significantly reduce the
of achieving and/or
service
Improvements
facilities that
operating cost
maintaining levels
E.
of
New facilities that exceed the adopted levels
of service for new growth during the next five
fiscal years by either:
1)
F.
providing excess public facility capacity
that may be needed by future growth
beyond the next five fiscal years, or
providing higher quality public facilities
than are contemplated in the County's
normal design criteria for such
facilities.
2)
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Facilities not described in Subsections A
through E, above, but which the County is
obligated to complete, provided that such
obligation is evidenced by a written
agreement the County executed prior to July
31, 1990.
G
& Objectives
involve
to each
in other
Project evaluation may also
additional criteria that are unique
type of public facility, as described
elements of this Comprehensive Plan
I.
No
11.1.1.11
required.
Policy
change
- Policy met
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11.1.1
Policy
Policy 11.1 .1.11 St. Lucie County adopts the
following roadway level of service standards for
application within the unincorporated areas of St.
Lucie County, as setforth in Table 11-10, and
Table 2-4:
Policy 11.1.1.12 - Review
this policy as necessary to
keep with updates.
Policy 11.1.1.12 - Should be
updated as necessary
Policy 11.1.1.12: When any County arterial or
collector road or segment of such a road is
determined to be operating one level of service
below its adopted standard, the County shall
exercise one of the following.
Enter into a contract that will result in the
addition of capacity to the facility within six
months of the determination that the facility is
operating below its level of service standard,
and delay issuance of development orders
until the contract has been executed;
A.
an enforceable development
that specifies that new
will provide for the upgraded
Enter nto
agreement
development
facility;
B.
Amend the Comprehensive Plan to lower the
level of service at the next opportunity; or
Not development permits in
C
o.
Adopted
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mpacted area
The purpose of providing for the temporary
operation below the adopted level of service is to
provide a reasonable period of time to restore the
level of service through appropriate improvements
to roads that are forecast to operate at the
adopted level of service, but which may
unexpectedly operate at a lower level of service.
All development orders issued pursuant to this
policy shall be conditioned on the attainment of
the adopted level of service. However, this policy
shall not impair the County's right to refuse to
issue a development order pursuant to this policy
if the Board of County Commissioners determines
that the resultant lower level of service caused by
the proposed development order would constitute
a threat to public health or safety.
The standards for levels of service for Category A
Public Facilities, Mass Transit, shall be as follows
Policy 11.1 .1 .13 -
Consider revising to
schedule establishment of a
mass transit LOS.
Policy 11.1.1.13 - A transit
level of service has not been
established yet.
Policy 11.1.1.13: No mass transit level of service
has been established although the need has been
recognized for various areas of the county. When
mass transit service becomes feasible and prior to
its becoming available in the County, the level of
service will be set by plan amendment.
No
Policy 11 .1.1 .14
change required.
Policy met
14
1.1
11
Policy
Policy 11.1.1.14: The standards for levels of
service for Category A Public Facilities, County
Storm water Management Systems and other
major storm water conveyance systems, shall be
the 10 year/1 day storm event.
No
Policy 11 .1. 1. 15
change required.
15 - Policy met.
11
Policy
Policy 11.1.1.15: The standard for level of service
for Category A Public Facilities, County Potable
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No
11.1.1.16
required.
Policy
change
11.1.1.16 - Policy met.
Policy
capita per
Policy 11.1.1.16: The standard for level of service
for those areas of the unincorporated County
served by sanitary sewer systems owned by Fort
Pierce Utilities Authority shall be 130 gallons per
capita per day.
Systems, shall be 88 gallons per
Water
day.
No
11.1.1.17
required.
Policy
change
11.1.1.17 - Policy met.
Policy
Policy 11.1 .1.17: The standards for level of
service for Category A Public Facilities, County
Solid Waste, shall be as follows:
capita
per
disposal
9.31 pounds of solid waste
County-wide per day at the landfi
landfi
A.
Seven years of permitted
capacity at current fill rates.
landfi
B
No
11.1.1.18
required.
Policy
change
Policy 11.1.1.18 - Policy met.
land capacity at
level of
County
follows:
and
of park
raw
Policy 11.1.1.18: The standards for
service for Category A Public Facilities,
Parks and Recreation, shall be as
Recreation facilities (Le.. buildings
improvements) are included in the cost
land.
Thirty years of
current fill rates.
C.
000
000
Regional/metropolitan = 5 acres per
population County-wide.
Community park land = 5 acres per
population in the unincorporated area.
A.
B
No
11.1.1.19
required.
Policy
change
11.1.1.19 - Policy met.
Policy
Policy 11.1.1.19: The standard for level of service
for community parks will be applied in increments
of 10 acre parks.
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Goal
No
Comments
11.1.1.20
required.
Policy
change
Current Conditions
20 - Policy met.
11.1.1
Policy
Measurable Target
Policy 11.1.1.20: The standards for level of
service for Category B Public Facilities, Libraries
shall be as follows:
& Objectives
.525 square feet of library per capita; and
1.45 books per capita.
No
Policy 11.1.1.21
change required.
- Policy met.
21
1.1
11
Policy
Policy 11.1.1.21: The standard for level of service
for Category B Public Facilities, Corrections, shall
be as follows
No
Policy 11.1.1.22
change required
22 - Policy met.
11.1
Policy
capita
Policy 11.1.1.22: The standard for level of service
for Category B Public Facilities, Courthouse, shall
be as follows
0.004 beds per
No
11.1.1.23
required.
Policy
change
23 - Policy met.
1.1
11
Policy
839 square feet per capita
Policy 11.1.1.23: The standard for level of service
for Category B Public Facilities, Administrative
and Maintenance. shall be as follows
No
1.24
red
11
requ
Policy
change
24 - Policy met.
1.1
11
Policy
253 square feet per capita
Policy 11.1.1.24: A specific standard for level of
service for Category B Public Facilities, Mosquito
Control, has not been determined, but specific
capital improvements have been included within
the capital needs listing in order that the listing be
comprehensive.
No
11.1.1.25
required.
Policy
change
25 - Policy met
Policy 11.1.1
Policy 11.1.1.25: A specific standard for level of
service for Category B Public Facilities, Airport,
has not been determined. The capital
improvement projects included within the capital
facilities needs listinq are shown in order that the
Adopted
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listing be comprehensive. Future Airport Capital
Projects will be identified as part of the updated
Airport Master Plan to be completed in accord
with Objective 2.2.1 of the Transportation
Element.
Policy 11.1.1.26 - Policy met Policy 11.1.1.26 - No
change required.
Policy 11.1.1.27 - Policy met. Policy 11.1.1.27 - No
change required.
Policy 11.1.1.28 - Policy met. Policy 11.1.1.28 - The
county should update this
policy to provide new dates
for planned improvement of
facilities.
Adopted
October 28. 2008
Policy 11.1.1.26: A specific standard for level of
service for Category B Public Facilities, Port of Ft.
Pierce, has not been determined. The capital
improvement projects included within the capital
facilities needs listing relate to channel
maintenance and are shown in order that the
listing be comprehensive. Future Airport Capital
Projects will be identified as part of the updated
Airport Master Plan to be completed in accord
with Objective 2.2.1 of the Transportation
Element.
Policy 11.1.1.27: The County shall continue to
require new development to meet level of service
standards for both on and off -site improvements,
including local streets, water and sewer
connection lines, storm water management
facilities, and open space.
Policy 11.1.1.28 The standards for, peak
direction, peak hour level of service for Category
C Public Facilities, Federal and State Roads, shall
be as follows
In coordination with FOOT, the following
facilities shall be classified as
backlogged/constrained facilities and shall
increase no more than five (5) percent in
peak hour, peak direction traffic volume
through the end of the fiscal year (FY)
indicated for improvement. and then be
A.
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Measurable Target
maintained at level of service "0'
season. peak hour or better thereafter:
No
No
Objective 11.1.2
change required
11.1.2.1
required
Policy
change
2. - Objective
- Policy met.
11
2
Objective
being met.
11
Policy
Policy 11.1.2.1: The estimated costs of all
needed capital improvements shall not exceed
conservative estimates of revenues from sources
that are available to the County pursuant to or not
precluded by current statutes, and which have not
been rejected by referendum, if a referendum is
required to enact a source of revenue.
Objective 11.1.2: Provide
needed public facilities that
are within the ability of the
County to fund the facilities
from County revenues,
development's proportionate
share and contributions and
grants or gifts from other
sources.
No
Policy 11.1.2.3
change required
2.3 - Policy met
11
Policy
Policy 11.1.2.3: The County will allocate the costs
of new public facilities on the basis of the benefits
received by existing and future residents so that
current residents will not subsidize new
development.
Policy 11.1.2.4:
A Future development
No
11.1.2.4
required
Policy
change
2.4 - Policy met.
11
Policy
Future development shall pay for 100% of
the capital improvements needed to address
the impact of such development. Future
development's proportion of the cost of
capital improvements needed to address the
impact of such development shall be
determined, in part, by the County's impact
fee ordinances and supporting studies, which
shall include credits for other payments by
future development. Impact fees, enterprise
fund user charges, connection fees, and
other user fees paid by new development
shall be reviewed every two years to assure
that provision of capital improvements
needed to address the impact of future
development will not increase ad valorem tax
Adopted
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Comments
Conditions
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rates. Upon completion of construction
"future" development becomes "present'
development, and shall contribute to paying
the costs of the replacement of obsolete or
worn out facilities as described in subsection
B below.
& Objectives
Future development's payments may take
the form of, but are not limited to, voluntary
contributions for the benefit of any public
facility, impact fees, capacity fees,
dedications of land, provision of public
facilities, and future payments of user fees,
special assessments and taxes. Future
development shall not pay impact fees for the
portion of any capital improvements that
reduces or eliminates existing deficiencies.
Existing development
Existing development shall pay for the capital
improvements to facilities that reduce or
eliminate existing deficiencies, and some or
all of the replacement of obsolete or worn out
facilities.
B
Existing development's payments may take
the form of user fees, special assessments
and taxes.
No
11.1.2.5
required
Policy
change
Policy 11.1.2.5 - Policy met.
Policy 11.1.2.5 Both existing and future
development may have part of their costs paid by
grants, entitlements or provision of public facilities
from other levels of government and independent
districts.
No
11.1.2.6
required
Policy
change
11.1.2.6 - Policy met.
Policy
Policy 11.1.2.6: Capital improvements may be
financed. and debt shall be managed as follows:
Adopted
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Policy 11.1.2.7 - No
change required.
Policy 11.1.2.8 - Remove
policy as it is a repeat.
Adopted
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Capital Improvements Element
Goal & Objectives TMeasurable Target
Current Conditions
funds (i.e., automated services, potable
water, sanitary sewer and solid waste) shall
be financed by:
fees and charges
Oebt to be repaid by user
for enterprise services, or
reserves
1 )
surpluses and
A combination of and current assets
The financing of the capital cost of public
facilities with non-enterprise funds (i.e.,
roads, storm water management and parks)
shall be from current revenue, equity or debt,
or a combination of current revenue, equity
and debt, whichever may be most cost
effective and consistent with prudent asset
and liability management, given the useful
life of the assets to be financed and efficient
use of the County's debt capacity.
e.
or
debt
Current assets (
current revenue)
2)
3)
B.
All development orders issued by the County
which require public facilities that will be
financed by debt shall be conditioned on the
issuance of the debt, or the substitution of a
comparable amount of non-debt revenues
C
2.7 - Policy met.
11.1
Policy
Policy 11.1.2.7: The County shall not provide a
public facility, nor shall it accept the provision of a
public facility by others, if the County is unable to
pay for the subsequent annual operating and
maintenance costs of the facility.
of
- Repeat
Policy 11.1.2.8
11.1.2.7 policy.
Policy 11.1.2.8: The County shall not provide a
public facility, nor shall it accept the provision of a
public facility by others, if the County is unable to
pay for the subsequent annual operating and
maintenance costs of the facility.
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No
Comments
11.1.2.9
required
Policy
change
Current Conditions
Policy met.
2.9
11
Policy
Measurable Target
Policy 11.1.2.9: In the event that sources of
revenue listed under the heading "Costs and
Revenues by Type of Public Facility" of this
Element require voter approval in a local
referendum that has not been held, or a
referendum is held and is unsuccessful, this
Comprehensive Plan will be amended to include
one or more new revenue sources which shall not
increase the county's existing debt. Alternatively,
this Comprehensive Plan may be amended to
adjust for the lack of revenues, in any of the
following ways:
& Objectives
sources of revenue.
service for
ncrease the use of other
Reduce the standard for levels of
one or more public facilities
1
2.
Oecrease the cost, and therefore the quality,
of some types of public facilities while
retaining the quantity of the facilities that is
inherent in the standard for levels of service.
A combination of the above alternatives.
3.
No
11.1.2.10
required.
Policy
change
10 - Policy met.
2
11.1
Policy
4.
Policy 11.1.2.10: All development orders issued
by the County which require Category A public
facilities that will be financed by sources of
revenue which require voter approval in a local
referendum that is yet to be held shall be
conditioned on the referendum being approved, or
the substitution of other sources of revenue to
ensure that facilities are provided concurrent with
need.
No
11.1.2.11
required.
Policy
change
- Policy met.
11
11.1.2
Policy
Policy 11.1.2.11: Recognizing that future funding
opportunities may be less than or greater than
originally anticipated and that overall the County
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will operate within a constrained financial setting,
the first priority for allocation of monies for capital
purposes is for the maintenance of the County's
present facilities so as to ensure proper protection
of the investments in such facilities.
Policy 11.1.3.1 - The policy
should be updated to
specify "others" as state or
federal agencies, private or
public entities.
- Policy met.
3
11
Policy
Policy 11.1.3.1: The County shall provide, or
arrange for others to provide, the public facilities
listed in the Schedule of Capital Improvements of
this Capital Improvements Element.
No
11.1.3.2
required.
Policy
change
Policy met.
Capital
was last
3.2 -
of
Policy 11.1
Schedule
Improvements
updated in 2007
Policy 11.1.3.2: Pursuant to Section 163.3187,
Florida Statutes, the Schedule of Capital
Improvements may be amended two times during
any calendar year, and as allowed for
emergencies, developments of regional impact,
and certain small scale development activities.
Objective 11.1.3: Within the
County's financial capability.
provide needed capital
improvements for repair or
replacement of obsolete or
worn out facilities, eliminating
existing deficiencies, and
meeting the needs of future
development and
redevelopment caused by
previously issued and new
development orders.
No
11.1.3.4
required
Policy
change
Policy 11.1.3.4 - Policy met.
All adjustments to the
Schedule of capital
improvements are through
Ordinance
Policy 11 .1.3.4: Pursuant to Section 163.3177,
Florida Statutes, the Schedule of Capital
Improvements may be adjusted by ordinance not
deemed to be an amendment to the
Comprehensive Plan for corrections, updates, and
modifications concerning costs; revenue sources;
acceptance of facilities pursuant to dedications
which are consistent with the plan; or the date of
construction of any facility enumerated in the
Schedule of Capital Improvements.
No
11.1.3.5
required
Policy
change
3.5 - Policy met.
11
Policy
Policy 11.1.3.5: The County shall adopt a capital
budget as part of the annual budgeting process
that includes all the capital improvements projects
listed in the Schedule of Capital Improvements for
expenditure during the appropriate fiscal year,
except that the County may omit from its annual
Adopted
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Conditions
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Measurable Target
budget any capital improvements for which a
binding agreement has been executed with
another party to provide the same project in the
same fiscal year. The County may also include in
the capital appropriations of its annual budget
additional public facility projects that conform to
Policy 11.1.1.10.E.
No
11.1.3.6
required
Policy
change
3.6 - Policy met
Policy 11.1
Policy 11.1.3.6: The impacts of development on
public facilities within St. Lucie County are found
to occur at the same time as development
authorized by a final development order. The
Board defines final development order as a
building permit, conditional use approval, Board of
Adjustment approval, or any other development
order which has an immediate and continuing
impact upon the infrastructure. The County shall
determine, prior to the issuance of final
development orders, whether or not there is
sufficient capacity of Category A and Category C
public facilities to meet the standards for levels of
service for existing population and the proposed
development concurrent with the proposed
development.
No
11.1.3.7
required
Policy
change
3.7 - Policy met.
11.1
Policy
Policy 11.1.3.7: A preliminary development order
is defined as a DRI Development approval, zoning
approval, preliminary plat approval, preliminary
development plan approval, Plan amendment
approval, preliminary Planned Unit Development
approval, or any other development order other
than a final development order and for which there
are not found to be any impacts of development.
11.1.3.8 - Policy
be revised to
Policy
should
11.1.3.8 - Policy met.
does not consider
Policy
Policy
standards for levels of
and Category C public
11.1.3.8: The
of Category A
Policy
service
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schools level of
as criteria for
of development
consider
service
Current Conditions
School Concurrency level of
service in the A and C
Category
Measurable Target
facilities shall be applied to the issuance of
development orders on the following geographical
basis:
A.
Capital Improvements Element
Goal & Objectives
issuance
orders
Public facilities which serve the entire County
shall achieve and maintain the standard for
levels of service on a County-wide basis. No
development order shall be issued in any
part of unincorporated St. Lucie County if the
standard for levels of service is not achieved
and maintained throughout the County for the
following public facilities:
1) Solid Waste
2) Regional Parks
Public facilities which serve less than the
entire County shall achieve and maintain the
standard for levels of service within their
assigned service area as defined by the
Board of County Commissioners. No
development order shall be issued in an
assigned service area or impact area if the
standards for levels of service are not
achieved throughout the assigned service
area or impact area for the following public
facilities:
B.
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1) Arterial and Collector Roads: In order
to achieve and maintain the level of
service standards as adopted in the
Transportation Element, developments
shall address the mitigation of all
potential project impacts on the
roadway network in their traffic
circulation plans.
2) Stormwater Management Systems:
Drainage Sub-Basin
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Potable Water Systems
Treatment Plant Service Area
Sanitary Sewer Systems:
Treatment Service Area
and Recreational
3)
4)
No
11.1.4.1
required
Policy
change
- Policy met.
Policy 11.1.4
Plant
Parks
Policy 11.1.4.1: All Category A public facility
capital improvements shall be consistent with the
goals, objectives and policies of the appropriate
elements of this Comprehensive Plan
District
Facilities:
Planning Area
5)
No
11.1.4.2
required.
Policy
change
Policy 11.1.4.2. - Policy met.
Policy 11.1.4.2: The County shall integrate its
land use planning and decisions with its plans for
public facility capital improvements by using the
policies listed in this section of the Capital
Improvements Element. The location of, and level
of service provided by projects in the Schedule of
Capital Improvements shall maintain adopted
standards for levels of service for existing and
future development in a manner and location
consistent with the Future Land Use Element of
Objective 11.1.4: Coordinate
land use decisions and
available or projected fiscal
resources with a schedule of
capital improvements that
maintains adopted level of
service standards and meets
existing and future facility
needs.
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this Comprehensive Plan. Individual land use
decisions shall be consistent with the
Comprehensive Plan and the ability of the County
to provide and maintain level of service
Policy 11.1.4.3 - No
change required. Policy
should be amended to
include public schools
capacity.
Policy 11.1.4.3 - Policy met.
Policy does not consider
capacity of schools within
Category A and C.
Policy 11.1.4.3: The County shall amend its land
development regulations to provide for a system
of review of various applications for development
orders which applications, if granted, would
impact the levels of service of Category A and
Category C public facilities as defined in Policy
11.1.1.2. Such system of review shall assure that
no final development order shall be issued which
results in a reduction in the levels of service
identified in Policies 11.1.1.12 through 11.1.1.35.
The land development regulations shall address
the following, at a minimum, in determining
whether a development order can be issued.
No final development order shall be issued
by the County unless there shall be sufficient
capacity of Category A and Category C
public facilities to meet the standards for
levels of service for the existing and
committed development and for the proposed
development according to the following
deadlines:
1)
A.
to the issuance of a building
it for the following public facilities:
Potable water.
Sanitary sewer.
Solid waste
Prior
perm
(a)
(b)
(c)
Prior to the issuance of the building
permit, assurance as to the completion
for the following public facilities within
the next twelve months must be
2)
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Capital Improvements Element
Goal & Objectives TMeasurable Target
provided
Current Conditions
roads
management.
The applicant may request a
determination of such capacity as part
of the review and approval of the
preliminary development order
provided that:
(a) Arterial and collector
(b) Storm water
The capacity of Category A and Category C
public facilities shall be determined for
preliminary development orders according to
one of the following:
1)
B.
Notwithstanding the procedures
outlined in Policy 11.1.4.3.(B)(1), all
approvals at the preliminary
development order stage shall include
a condition that the final development
order containing a specific plan for
development, including the densities
and intensities of development, will not
be issued unless public services and
facilities exist or are assured to be
available to meet or exceed the level of
service standards concurrent With the
impacts of development.
2)
The applicant may elect to request
approval of a preliminary development
order without a determination of
capacity of Category A and Category C
public facilities provided that any such
order is issued subject to requirements
in the applicable land development
regulation or to specific conditions
contained in the preliminary
development order that:
3)
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No
1.4.4
ired
Comments
11
requ
Policy
change
Current Conditions
.4.4 - Policy met.
11
Policy
Measurable Target
Policy 11.1.4.4 Impact fee ordinances shall
require the same standard for the level of service
as is required by Policies 11.1.1.12 through
11.1.1.35.
No
11.1.4.4
required.
Policy
change
.4.5 - Policy met.
11
Policy
Policy 11.1.4.5: The annual budget shall include
in its capital appropriations all projects in the
Schedule of Capital Improvements that are
planned for expenditure during the next fiscal
year.
No
11.1.4.6
required
Policy
change
Policy 11.1.4.6 - Policy met.
The 5 year Capital
Improvement Plan and
Capital Improvements
Element were updated 2007.
Policy 11.1.4.6: The County's annual multi-year
Capital Improvement Program (CIP) shall be
prepared in conjunction with the annual review
and update of the Capital Improvements Element.
The CIP shall contain all of the projects listed in
the Schedule of Capital Improvements of the
updated version of the Capital Improvements
Element.
No
Policy 11.1.4.7
change required
Policy 11.1.4.7 - Policy met.
Capital Improvements
Element was updated 2007.
Policy 11.1.4.7: The Capital Improvements
Element shall be reviewed and updated annually.
Beginning in April of each year, the element shall
be updated in conjunction with the County's
budget process and the release of the official
population estimates and projections by the
Bureau of Economic and Business Research
(BEBR) of the University of Florida. The update
shall include:
Revision of population projections to reflect
both the official projections from B.E.B.R.
and formally adopted local estimates
prepared by the Community Development
Department,
A.
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Comments
Conditions
Current
Measurable Target
Update of
Update of costs of public facilities
Update of Public Facilities Requirements
analysis (actual levels of service compared to
adopted standards),
Update of revenue forecasts
inventory of public facilities
B.
C
D
Revision and development of capital
improvement projects for the next five fiscal
years,
E.
F.
and
of any pending public
health facility impacts
Update of analysis of financial capacity,
Update of analysis
education and public
on infrastructure
G
H
Policy 11.1.4.8 - Schedule
completion date for
establishing a database.
Policy 11.1.4.8 - The County
would like to establish a
database to fulfill the
requirements of the
Concurrency Implementation
and monitoring system based
upon up-to-date information
on public facilities.
Policy 11.1.4.8: The County shall establish and
maintain a Concurrency Implementation and
Monitoring System. The System shall consist of
the following components:
Annual report on the capacity and levels of
service of public facilities compared to the
standards for levels of service adopted in
Policies 11.1.1.12 through 11.1.1.35. This
report will function as a public information
source to summarize the actual capacity of
public facilities, and forecast the capacity of
public facilities for each of the five
succeeding fiscal years. The forecast shall
include an updated Schedule of Capital
Improvements. The annual report shall also
summarize and forecast capacities and
levels of service for comparison to the
standards adopted in Policies 11.1.1.12
through 11.1.1.35, but such portion of the
annual report shall be for information
A.
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Current Conditions
the
the
Measurable Target
only and shall not pertain to
of development orders by
purposes
issuance
County
Capital Improvements Element
Goal & Objectives
Public Facility Capacity Review. The County
shall use the procedures specified in Policy
11.1.4.3, above, to enforce the requirements
of Policies 11.1.3.6 through 11.1.3.8, and to
assure that public facilities and services
needed to support development are available
concurrent with the impacts of such
developments. A separate record shall be
maintained during each fiscal year to indicate
the cumulative impacts of all development
orders approved during the fiscal year-
to-date on the capacity of public facilities as
set forth in the most recent annual report on
capacity and levels of service of public
facilities. The land development regulations
of the County shall provide that applications
for development orders that are denied
because of insufficient capacity of public
facilities may be resubmitted after a time
period to be specified in the land
development regulations. Such time period is
in lieu of, and not in addition to, other
minimum waiting periods imposed on
applications for development orders that are
denied for reasons other than lack of
capacity of public facilities. Land
development regulations shall require that
development commence within a specified
time after a development order is issued, or
the development order shall expire, subject
to reasonable extensions of time based on
criteria included in the regulations. The land
development regulations also shall provide
for the County to reserve capacity for
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Capital Improvements Element
Goal & Objectives TMeasurable Target
Current Conditions
a
Review of Changes in Planned Capacity of
Public Facilities. The County shall review
each amendment to this Capital
Improvement Element, in particular any
changes in standards for levels of service
and changes in the Schedule of Capital
Improvements, in order to enforce the
requirements of Policy 11.1.3.5.
for
orders
approved final development
specified period of time.
C
Concurrency Implementation Strategies. The
County shall annually review the concurrency
implementation policies that are incorporated
in this Capital Improvements Element:
(1 )
Standards for levels of service are
phased to specific fiscal years in order
to provide clear, unambiguous
standards for issuance of development
orders. (See Policies 11.1.1.12 through
11.1.1.35.)
D
Standards for levels of service are
applied within appropriate geographical
areas of the County. Standards for
County-wide public facilities are
applied to development orders based
on levels of service throughout the
County. Standards for public facilities
that serve less than the entire County
are applied to development orders on
the basis of levels of service within
assigned service areas. (See Policy
11.1.3.8.)
(2)
Standards for levels of service are
applied according to the timing of the
impacts of development on public
(3)
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Current Conditions
facilities. Final development orders,
which impact public facilities in a
matter of months, are issued subject to
the availability of water, sewer, and
solid waste facilities prior to the
issuance of the building permit, and
other public facilities (i.e., roads, parks,
and drainage) must be available within
twelve months of the issuance of the
building permit. Preliminary
development orders can be issued
subject to public facility capacity, but
the capacity determination expires in
two years. As an alternative, the
determination of public facility capacity
for preliminary development orders can
be waived with an agreement that a
capacity determination must be made
prior to issuance of any final
development order for the subject
property. Such a waiver specifically
precludes the acquisition of rights to a
final development order as a result of
the issuance of the preliminary
development order. (See Policies
11.1.3.6and 11.1.3.7.)
Levels of service are compared to
adopted standards on an annual basis.
Annual monitoring is used, rather than
case-by-case monitoring, for the
following reasons: a) annual
monitoring corresponds to annual
expenditures for capital improvements
during the County's fiscal year; b)
annual monitoring covers seasonal
variations in levels of service; and c)
case-by-case monitoring would require
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Policy 11.1.5.1 Policy
should be revised to
consider reconstruction of
public facilities already in
Coastal High Hazard Areas
which might be damaged or
destroyed.
Adopted
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Current Conditions
Policy 11.1.5.1 - Policy met.
Capital Improvements Element
Goal
Measurable Target
applicants for development orders or
the County to conduct costly,
time-consuming research which would
often be partially redundant of prior
research, or involve disparate
methodologies and produce
inconsistent results.
& Objectives
Public facility capital improvements are
prioritized among competing
applications for the same amount of
facility capacity according to the criteria
in Policy 11.1.1.10. If any applications
have to be deferred to a future fiscal
year because of insufficient capacity of
public facilities during the current fiscal
year, the applications to be deferred
will be selected on the basis of rational
criteria as determined by the Board of
County Commissioners.
(5)
Policy 11.1.5.1: Publicly funded infrastructure
shall not be constructed within the Coastal High
Hazard Area unless the expenditure is for:
natural
Land application of treated effluent disposal
(irrigation) on public and private open
spaces;
of
Restoration or enhancement
resources or public access
A.
B.
Objective 11.1.5: The County
shall protect the coastline and
avoid loss of life and property
in coastal areas by minimizing
land development and public
facilities in coastal high
hazard areas.
and sanitary sewage
The development or improvement of a facility
which will serve a crucial need by
ameliorating the evacuation time of residents
of the County;
Reconstruction of seawalls
water
Flood-proofing
facilities;
C
D
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October
Current Conditions
Measurable Target
to the protection of existing public facilities or
infrastructure;
The retrofitting of storm water management
facilities for water quality enhancement of
storm water runoff; or
Port facilities
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Capital
Goal
Economic Element
Policy
Comments
Policy 12.1.1.1:
requires no change.
Current Conditions
Policy 12.1.1.1: Policy
achieved. The Economic
Development Council of St.
Lucie County, Inc. (EDC) and
St. Lucie County (SLC) staff
have been successful in
recruiting several businesses
from SLC's 'Target Industry
List' .
Measurable Target
Policy 12.1.1 .1: Attract investors to help diversify
the industrial base, broaden the economic tax
base and strengthen the job market.
Goal & Objectives
Objective 12.1.1:
Develop and implement
activities designed to improve
the overall prosperity of St.
Lucie County and its residents
.1.2 Policy
amended to
new
12
be
encourage
development.
Policy
should
Policy 12.1.1.2: Policy not
achieved. Underdevelopment,
rather than redevelopment, of
industrial and commercial
spaces has been identified as
a deterrent to economic
development opportunities.
Policy 12.1.1.2 Encourage redevelopment
projects that will promote economic development
opportunities.
Policy
Policy 12.1.1.3:
requires no change.
Policy 12.1.1.3: Policy
achieved. SLC's Economic
and Strategic Development
department offers a Job
Growth Investment Grant
("JGIG"). The grant assists
targeted industry companies
with job creation, capital
investing, and wages that are
new or relocating. The
department also manages the
Economic Development Ad
Valorem Tax Exemption
Program, which is designed
to assist economic
development through
exempting certain property
taxes.
Policy 12.1.1.3: Develop a program for projects in
order to encourage investment and assist targeted
industries in the approval process.
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Policy 12.1.1.4: Policy
should be amended. See
comment for Policy
12.1.1.2.
Conditions
Policy 12.1.1.4: Policy not
achieved and smart growth
policies do not exist as a
separate document. See
comment for Policy 12.1.1.2.
Current
Measurable Target
Policy 12.1.1.4: Place a high priority on infill
projects that are consistent with the smart growth
policies of St. Lucie County.
& Objectives
Goa
5 No change
.1
Policy 12.1
necessary.
Policy 12.1.1.5: Encourage more construction of
executive housing stock that will assist in the
attraction of higher paying job opportunities.
Policy
--~_.
Policy Policy 12.2.1.1
Future requires no change
of the
Policy 12.1.1.5 County has
achieved a variety of housing
types.
Policy 12.2.1.1:
achieved through the
Land Use Element
Comprehensive Plan.
Policy 12.2.1.1: Develop an area-wide land use
plan that will increase opportunities for business
and industry consistent with smart growth
principles.
Objective 12.2.1:
Support efforts to diversify S1.
Lucie County's economy and
to make the county an
effective competitor.
Policy
Policy 12.2.1.2
requires no change
Policy 12.2.1.2 Policy
achieved. SLC recruited
businesses from the Target
Industry List including Torrey
Pines Institute for Molecular
Studies and the Wal-Mart
Distribution Center.
Policy 12.2.1.2: Recruit businesses from the
target industry sectors that will provide year-round
employment opportunities.
Policy
Policy 12.2.1.3:
requires no change.
Policy 12.2.1.3: Policy
achieved. SLC identified
areas such as Tradition,
Florida Atlantic University
("FAU") I Harbor Branch
Oceanographic Institution
("HBOI") campus, and the
Airport West Industrial Park
for cluster development.
Policy 12.2.1.3: Identify locations for and
encourage development of economic clusters for
business and industry that would benefit from
being located near related industries in the area
Policy 12.2.1.4: Policy
should be amended to list
the six clusters from the
"Target Industry List":
Policy 12.2.1.4: Policy
Achieved. See Comment for
Policy 12.2.1.3.
Policy 12.2.1.4: Encourage the development of
clusters of industries such as aerospace,
aquaculture, research and development at
appropriate locations in St. Lucie County.
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Manufacturing facilities;
Finance & Insurance
Services; Information
Industries; Professional,
Scientific & Technical
Services; Management &
Distribution; and,
Administrative & Support
Services.
Conditions
Current
Measurable Target
Goal & Objectives
Policy
Policy 12.2.1.5
requires no change
Policy 12.2.1.5: Policy
achieved. Information is
available on-line at the EDC's
and SLC's websites and in
the "Discover New Business
Horizons" brochure.
Policy 12.2.1.5: Prepare and maintain an
inventory of incentives, business programs, and
housing stock, and available sites to
accommodate new businesses and business
expansions in St. Lucie County.
Policy 12.2.1.6: Policy
should be amended so that
international trade is
evaluated separately from
international tourism.
Policy 12.2.1.6: The EDC is a
public/private partnership
between the County, two
municipalities and private
donors. One of its goals is to
promote SLC's Foreign Trade
Zones (UFTZ"). SLC's
Tourism Council has
advertised in international
travel publications and
information is available in
German and French on their
website.
Policy 12.2.1.6 Support public/private
partnerships and communications and provide for
an atmosphere for international trade and tourism
to occur.
Policy 12.2.1.7: Policy
should be amended to
reflect SLC staff's desire to
change the status of the
FTZ from distribution only
to distribution and
Policy 12.2.1.7: Policy
achieved. SLC's Economic
and Strategic Development
department has information
available online in regards to
SLC's FTZ 218.
Policy 12.2.1.7: Assist in the promotion,
development and implementation of Foreign
Trade Zone services in St. Lucie County.
Adopted
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Comments
Conditions
Current
Measurable Target
Goal & Objectives
manufacturing
Policy 12.2.1.1 Policy
should be amended to
specify Staff's
recommendation for pre-
approved site plans for
industrial and commercial
buildings
Policy 12.2.1.1: Policy not
achieved. Fast track
permitting has been instituted
for business licensing;
however no special permitting
processes that target
industrial and/or commercial
developments have been
instituted.
Policy 12.2.1.1: Establish a point person or inter-
agency and inter department permitting team
whose purpose is to facilitate the movement of
targeted economic development projects through
the regulatory process
Objective 12.2.2:
Establish procedures and
tools to encourage business
development and assist
economic development in St.
Lucie County.
Policy
Policy 12.2.2.1
requires no change
12.2.2.2 Policy
be amended to
that the 2007 -2012
plan was
in September
Policy
Policy
should
reflect
strategy
completed
2007.
Policy 12.2.3.1
requires no change
Policy 12.2.2.1: Policy
Achieved. See Comment for
Policy 12.2.1.5.
Policy 12.2.2.1: Establish a toolbox to assist
developers and businesses in locating appropriate
facilities for their needs and to provide all
necessary statistical information to encourage
outside investors to locate in St. Lucie County.
Policy
12.2.2.2
Policy
Achieved
Policy 12.2.2.2: Promote and encourage the
implementation of the Treasure Coast and the St.
Lucie County Comprehensive Economic
Development Strategy (CEDS)
Policy 12.2.3.1: Policy
achieved. In 2007 Indian
River Community College
began offering five 4-year
Bachelor Degree Programs
that focus on the need of
business and industry needs.
Encourage the development of
programs to meet business and
Policy 12.2.3.1:
more vocationa
industry needs.
Objective 12.2.3:
Encourage the provision of
appropriate educational
opportunities, programs, and
facilities to meet business and
industry needs.
Policy
Policy 12.2.3.2
requires no change.
Policy 12.2.3.2: Policy
achieved. FAU partnered with
HBOI to develop a joint
campus. FAU's Treasure
Coast Campus has a
Policy 12.2.3.2: Encourage the cultivation of
education/business partnerships to develop
education and training support programs that will
benefit businesses and employees.
Adopted
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Comments
Policy 12.2.3.3:
requires no change
Conditions
Corporate Partners Program
whose purpose is to foster
education/business
partnerships.
Policy 12.2.3.3: Policy
achieved. FAU's Center of
Excellence in Biomedical and
Marine Biotechnology at the
FAUlHBOI campus and the
University of Florida -
Institute of Food and
Agricultural Sciences Indian
River Research and
Education Center ("UF/IFAS
IRREC") are two highly
acclaimed programs that
encourage businesses from
the ''Target Industry List" to
locate in SLC.
Current
Measurable Target
Policy 12.2.3.3: Encourage education and training
programs that encourage high-tech, and research
and development businesses and industry to
locate in St. Lucie County.
Goal & Objectives
Policy
Policy 12.2.3.4
requires no change
Policy
12.2.3.4:
Policy
achieved
Policy
Policy 12.2.4.1:
requires no change
Policy 12.2.4.1: Policy
achieved through the
substantial information easily
accessible on-line at the
EDC's and SLC's websites
and in the "Discover New
Business Horizons" brochure.
Further, SLC actively
Policy 12.2.3.4: Encourage and support research
and development opportunities provided by
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution, USDA
laboratory, IFAS, Smithsonian Institute, FAU, and
University of Florida, to encourage and enhance
clustering of high tech industry, and to support the
expansion of manufacturing, agriculture
/aquaculture, marine and tourism industries in St.
Lucie County.
Policy 12.2.4.1: Assist in marketing St. Lucie
County as a location with opportunities for
business location, relocation, or expansion,
including international trade.
Objective 12.2.4:
Assist the agency charged
with the marketing and
promotion of St. Lucie County
in the development and
implementation of marketing
efforts.
Adopted
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Comments
Conditions
participates in the "Florida's
Research Coast" branding.
Current
Measurable Target
Goal & Objectives
Policy
Policy 12.2.4.2
requires no change
Policy 12.2.4.2: Policy
achieved through the
"Discover New Business
Horizons" brochure published
in 2006 by the EDC and SLC.
Further, SLC staff works with
the Treasure Coast Regional
Planning Council in
implementing the 2007-2012
Comprehensive Economic
Development Strategy. Also
in an effort to develop the Life
Sciences Cluster, SLC works
with leaders of the research
institutions, universities, and
private developers to promote
a positive image of SLC.
Policy 12.2.4.2 Increase cooperation between
public agencies and private organizations to
present a unified positive image of St. Lucie
County.
Policy
Comment
12.1.1.5.
Policy 12.3.1.1 Policy
should be amended to
focus on the SLC's "Target
Industry List" and
emphasize production of
biofuels.
See
Policy
2.4.3
for
12
Policy 12.2.4.3: Policy not
achieved. See Comment for
Policy 12.1.1.5.
Policy 12.3.1.1: Policy not
achieved. SLC has not been
successful in revitalizing the
abundant agricultural land
that is underutilized due to
canker and economic forces.
Policy 12.2.4.3: Encourage the prOVIsion of
executive style housing to attract companies
which employ high skill, high wage workers.
Policy 12.3.1.1: Develop specialty foods, farmer's
market products, and food prdcessing industries
to increase and diversify the agricultural economic
base.
the
Objective 12.3.1:
Increase and diversify
agricultural economic base
Policy 12.3.1.2: Policy
should be amended to
remove the equine industry
as a target industry. Further
the policy should be
amended to specify the
Policy 12.3.1.2: Policy not
achieved in regards to the
equine industry. SLC has not
been successful in
developing and/or expanding
an equine industry. Policy
Policy 12.3.1.2: Encourage, maintain, and expand
industries, such as the equine industry and
aquaculture industry, to increase and diversify the
agricultural economic base.
Adopted
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of biofuels,
businesses
research
Comments
development
aquaculture
rather than
institutions.
itions
achieved in regards to
aquaculture industry via the
continued growth of research
institutions such as
FAU/HBOI and UF/IFAS
IRREC.
Cond
Current
Measurable Target
Goal & Objectives
Policy 12.3.1.3
requires no change
3 Policy
comment for
Policy 12.3.
achieved. See
Policy 12.3.1.2.
Policy 12.3.1.3 Encourage and support
agricultural and aquaculture research and
education programs and development activities.
Policy
Objective 12.4.1: Objective
requires no changes.
Policy 12.4.1.1: Policy
requires no change.
Policy 12.4.1.2: Policy
should be amended to
appoint an interagency
team or person between
the Cultural Affairs Council,
Tourism Council, and
Objective 12.4.1: Tourism
remains one of the top
industries within the County.
Through room revenues,
tourism has a total economic
impact of millions of dollars in
the County.
Policy 12.4.1.1: Policy
Achieved. Examples of
resource protection include
the SLC's active support of
the Comprehensive
Everglades Restoration
Program, partnership with the
Smithsonian Institution in
support of the St. Lucie
County Marine Center, and
the SLC's Parks and
Recreation Department's
development and
management the
Savannah's
Area.
of
Recreations
Policy 12.4.1.1: Protect St. Lucie County's natural
resources and countryside to ensure their
continued existence for the benefit and enjoyment
of future residents and visitors.
Policy 12.4.1.2 Protect and reuse St. Lucie
County's historic sites and buildings to preserve
its heritage, promote economic development,
enhance quality of life, and add to the tourist
experience.
Objective 12.4.1:
Maintain and improve existing
features that contribute to the
attraction of tourists.
Adopted
October 28,2008
Policy
1.2
12.4
Policy
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Economic and Strategic
Development department to
ensure the promotion of
cultural offerings is
promoted in SLC's
economic development and
tourism efforts.
Policy 12.4.1.3
requires no change
Policy
Conditions
Achieved. SLC supports the
preservation and reuse of
Navy UDT-SEAL Museum,
PGA Historical Center, Seven
Gable House Visitor Center,
St. Lucie County Historical
Museum, Zora Neale Hurston
Dust Tracks Heritage Trail.
Information in regards to all of
the above sites is available
on the SLC Tourism Council's
website.
Current
Measurable Target
Policy 12.4.1.3: Support local initiatives to
preserve St. Lucie County's art, architecture,
natural and cultural heritage.
& Objectives
Goa
Objective 12,4,2 Revise
objective to show
continuous action. Policy
12.4.2.1 Policy requires no
change.
Policy
Policy 12.4.2.2
requires no change
Policy 12.4.1.3: Policy
achieved. SLC's Cultural
Affairs Council is active in its
role of preservation and
promotion of SLC's art,
architecture, natural and
cultural heritage.
Objective 12.4.2: The County
is undertaking an expansion
of tourism promotion by
partnering with local
businesses, regional
organizations and even
international groups.
Policy 12.4.2.1: Policy
achieved via SLC's Tourism
Council's website. The
web site offers information on
topics such as golf, eco
tourism, water activities, Mets
baseball, and cultural
activities.
Policy 12.4.2.1: Market St. Lucie County as a
vacation destination with, multiple outdoor
recreation and natural resources, historic sites,
cultural activities and facilities
Policy 12.4.2.2: Promote cooperative efforts
between public agencies and private
organizations to present a unified positive image
of St. Lucie County.
Objective 12.4.2:
Initiate marketing efforts and
seek new opportunities to
promote tourism
Adopted
October 28. 2008
Policy
12.4.2.2
Policy
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Comments
Policy 12.4.2.3:
requires no change
Current Conditions
achieved. SLC continues to
work with organizations such
as the New York Mets, St.
Lucie Mets, and the PGA
Learning Center in an effort to
cross-promote these
organizations and present an
overall positive image of SLC.
Measurable Target
Policy 12.4.2.3: Develop ecotourism opportunities
to help extend the tourist season in St. Lucie
County, help sustain large areas of open space,
preserve natural habitat, discourage sprawling,
low density development, and broaden the
economic base.
Goal & Objectives
Policy
Policy 12.4.2.4
requires no change
Policy Policy
achieved. SLC's
Environmental Learning
Center (Oxbow Eco-Center)
is situated on a 220-acre
preserve on the North Fork of
the St. Lucie River. In a
partnership between SLC and
the South Florida Water
Management District, the
property was purchased
using Environmentally
Significant Lands and Save
Our Rivers funding
respectively. The land is
managed and preserved to
sustain its native wildlife,
utilizing boardwalks, trails,
bridges, and observation
towers that allow visitors to
fully experience nature
without disrupting it.
2.4.2.3
market
Lucie
to
Policy 12.4.2.4: Promote and
entertainment and sports activities in St.
County domestically and internationally
increase the County's tourism market.
Policy 12.4.2.4: Policy
achieved. SLC Tourism
Council's website has
downloadable brochures
available in German and
Adopted
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12.4.2.5 Policy
be amended to
SLC's current
in sport's activities.
Policy
should
reflect
interest
itions
French that promote SLC,
Martin and Indian River
Counties. The Tourism
Council's website also offers
information in English for the
New York Mets, St. Lucie
Mets, PGA Learning Center,
performing art centers, and
movie theaters.
Cond
Current
Measurable Target
Policy 12.4.2.5: Encourage and strengthen the
role of sports activities in the economic
development by attracting and soliciting amateur
and professional regional multi-sports events,
including regional equestrian competitions and
sports fishing tournaments. throughout the county.
& Objectives
Goa
Policy
Policy 12.4.2.6
requires no change
Policy 12.4.2.5: Policy
achieved. SLC has supported
various sporting events
including golf, amateur and
professional baseball, and
fishing tournaments
Policy 12.4.2.6: Encourage and strengthen the
role of the arts in economic development by
attracting and accommodating amateur and
professional arts events and businesses
throughout the county.
Policy 12.4.2.6: Policy
achieved. Through its Cultural
Affairs department and Arts in
Public Places committee SLC
has supported public art,
historic heritage
programming, and other
cultural events
Policy
Policy 12.5.1.1:
requires no change
Policy 12.5.1.1: Policy
achieved through the Land
Development Code.
compact,
the use of
Policy 12.5.1.1: Encourage
mixed-use development.
Policy
Policy 12.5.1.2
requires no change
Policy 12.5.1.2: Policy
achieved through elements of
the Comprehensive Plan.
Policy 12.5.1.2: Coordinate land use planning and
the provision of public facilities.
Objective 12.5.1:
Promote patterns of
development that allow public
services and facilities to be
provided more cost-
effectively.
Policy
Mo~~
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3
12.5
Policy
not
Policy
3
12.5
Policy
review
the
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Comments
should be amended to
impose a specific timetable
for the creation of a "fast-
track" zoning review.
Current Conditions
achieved. A fast track zoning
permitting process has not
been established.
the
not
that
are
Measurable Target
and approval process while ensuring
public health, safety, and welfare
compromised.
Goal & Objectives
Policy
Policy 12.5.1.4
requires no change
Policy 12.5.1.4: Policy
achieved. SLC's Economic
and Strategic Development
department offers a Job
Growth Investment Grant
("JGIG"). The grant assists
targeted industry companies
with job creation, capital
investing, and wages that are
new or relocating. The
department also manages the
Economic Development Ad
Valorem Tax Exemption
Program, which is designed
to assist economic
development through
exempting certain property
taxes. In order to retain
businesses already located in
SLC, the Business Retention
Expansion (BRE) Program's
goals are to remove local
obstacles that prevent
existing firms from remaining
in operation in the community
and help in businesses
become more competitive.
BRE is a collaborative effort
of the Workforce
Development Board of the
Treasure Coast, the
Economic Development
Policy 12.5.1.4: Develop and utilize appropriate
business incentive programs that will attract
outside businesses and assist in the retention and
expansion of existing businesses.
Adopted
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Policy
Comments
Policy 12.6.1.1
requires no change
Current Conditions
Council of St. Lucie County
and St. Lucie County's
Chamber of Commerce. The
Board of County
Commissioners also
approved impact fee
reimbursements for certain
targeted industries.
Policy 12.6.1.1: Policy
achieved through the
Transportation Element of the
Comprehensive Plan
Measurable Target
Policy 12.6.1.1: Improve transportation
opportunities throughout St. Lucie County in order
to provide improved access to industry and
commercial locations for other businesses and the
labor force, and provide easier access to
educational facilities.
Goal & Objectives
Objective 12.6.1:
Encourage and support
improved infrastructure
linkages between business
centers, educational facilities,
and residents.
Policy
Policy 12.6.1.2
requires no change
Policy 12.6.1.2 Policy
achieved as water and sewer
services are expanded as
necessary to meet
concurrency requirements
Policy 12.6.1.2 Improve and expand the water
and sewer system to allow for adequate capacity
for future economic growth.
Policy
Policy 12.6.1.3
requires no change
3 Policy
comment for
Policy 12.6.
achieved. See
Policy 12.6.1.2.
Policy 12.6.1.3 Expand the water and sewer
system to encompass all industrial and
commercial land use areas located within the
urban service area and utilize grant funds when
available.
Policy
Adopted
28.2008
Policy 12.6.1.4
requires no change
October
Policy 12.6.1.4: Policy being
implemented through the
Airport Master Plan.
Policy 12.6.1.4: Encourage and improve the use
of the St. Lucie County International Airport as a
first class general aviation facility, to improve
safety for existing and new flight training facilities,
to improve access for business and industry, to
improve access for residents, and to encourage
outside investors to locate in the area
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Policy 1.1.1 The Fort Pierce
Harbor Advisory Committee is
a joint committee with
representatives from St. Lucie
County, the City of Fort
Pierce, and the City of Port
St. Lucie. The committee
development
within the Port
No change
Comments
Policy 1.1
necessary
Conditions
Current
Measurable Target
Objective 1.1 The County works with the City of
Fort Pierce and appropriate agencies in review of
development activities in the Port.
Goal & Objectives
Goal 1:
Responsibility for the Port
change
No
Policy 1.1.2
necessary.
reviews
applications
Planning Area
Policy 1.1.1: St. Lucie County shall explore and
consider all options for the management and
operations of the Port of Ft. Pierce in cooperation
with the municipalities and local officials. These
discussions shall take place prior to December
2004 through wither a task force or joint workshop
of the elected officials.
The overall responsibility for
the management of the Port of
Ft. Pierce is vested by law with
the St. Lucie County
Commission and should be
managed in the public interest
of all the citizens of St. Lucie
County.
Policy 1.1.3. Revise policy
to show continuous action
regarding land acquisition.
Policy 1.1.2 Policy met. The
County continues to comply
with state law regarding
deepwater ports.
Policy 1.1.2: St. Lucie County shall maintain the
necessary oversight of the Port of Ft. Pierce to
ensure compliance with applicable state law
governing deepwater ports and to guarantee the
financial feasibility of any publicly funded
infrastructure within the port.
change
No
Policy 1 .1.4
necessary.
Policy 1.1.3 The County has
included in its Capital
Improvement Plan funds for
land acquisition in the Port.
Policy 1.1.3: St. Lucie County shall determine
whether to initiate actions necessary to acquire
public ownership of those areas in the port
determined to be in the public interest.
change
No
Policy 1.1.5
necessary
County
these
The
with
Policy 1 .1.4
coordinates
bodies.
Policy 1.1.4: St. Lucie County shall coordinate
with the City of Fort Pierce, other affected local
governments, the Treasure Coast Regional
Planning Council and the Florida Seaport
Transportation and Economic Development
Council (FSTED).
Objective 1.1:
St. Lucie County, working with
the City of Ft. Pierce,
interested agencies and
private property owners and
consistent with the Port
enabling laws and the
constitutional and statutory
protections for the rights of
existing private property
owners, should ensure that
the public interest and quality
of life is protected when
exercising public control of
port property.
Policy 1.1.5 The County
coordinates with the City of
Fort Pierce on a regular basis
and continues participation in
the Fort Pierce Harbor
Policy 1.1.5: St. Lucie County, operating through
its existing and future legal authorities, shall
initiate discussions with the City of Ft. Pierce, with
other public agencies, and with the private
business sector to create the legal agreements,
Adopted
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Comments
Conditions
Advisory Committee.
Current
Measurable Target
memoranda of understanding, and joint planning
agreements necessary to implement the goals,
objectives, and policies of the Master Plan for the
Port of Ft. Pierce.
Policy 1 b.1.1 The policy
should be revised to set a
deadline for correcting
inconsistencies.
Objective 1 b.1: The County
follows the Port Pierce Master
Plan when considering
development applications
within the Port Planning Area.
No
plan
been
any
1 b.1.1
ive
have
correct
Policy
comprehens
amendments
initiated to
inconsistencies
change
No
Policy 1 b.1.2
necessary
Policy 1 b.1.2 The Port of Ft.
Pierce Master Plan calls for
such uses.
Policy 1 b.1.2: The Port of Ft. Pierce shall support
development activity such as mega yacht
construction and maintenance, commercial uses,
marine research facilities, or expansion of
tourisUrecreational uses, depending on market
conditions.
change
No
.3
Policy 1 b.
necessary.
Policy 1 b.1.3 No development
applications have been
received requesting these
uses
Policy 1 b.1.3: The Port of Ft. Pierce shall support
development of tourist, commercial and
recreational uses primarily in the northern third of
the undeveloped property in the Port Operations
Area as shown in Figure F. This development
shall be consistent with the adopted Local
Comprehensive Plans for St. Lucie County and
the City of Ft. Pierce, including but not limited to
Goal 18:
The Port of Ft. Pierce shall
establish a general master
development map for the Port
that establishes a general Port
Planning Area boundary and a
Port Operations Area
boundary to provide elected
officials, prospective
investors, port facility
developers, and the public a
clear understanding of the
physical location of the
activities that could be
accommodated In the Port of
Ft. Pierce. The general master
development map for the Port
of Ft. Pierce Is not to be used
alone but rather In conjunction
with the other development
policies found in this plan and
the applicable Local
Comprehensive Plans for St.
Lucie County and the of Ft.
Pierce.
& Objectives
Goa
Policy 1 b.1.1: The general land use classification
is to be used to determine consistency between
the General Master Development Map for the Port
of Ft. Pierce and the applicable local government
comprehensive plan. The Port of Ft. Pierce will
coordinate with the City of Ft. Pierce and St. Lucie
County to determine whether the Port General
Master Development Plan is consistent with the
City and the County Comprehensive Plan Future
Land Use designations for the Port Planning Area.
To the extent any inconsistencies between the
General Master Development Plan for the Port
and the City or County Comprehensive Plan are
identified, the Port of Ft. Pierce will request that
the City of the County amend their
Comprehensive Plans to ensure consistency
Objective 1 b.1 :
The general master
development map for the Port
of Ft. Pierce shall be as
Depicted in Figure F and F1.
The land use activities shown
in this general plan of
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the Future Land Use, Transportation and Coastal
Management Elements.
change
No
Policy 1 b.14
necessary.
Policy 1 b.1.4 The County
monitors activities related to
the Port and follows the
Comprehensive Plans of the
City of Fort Pierce and St.
Lucie County.
Policy 1 b.1.4: All activities within the Port
Planning Area shall comply with the applicable
State and County laws and the applicable plans
and regulations of the City of Ft. Pierce or St.
Lucie County including but not limited to, the
adopted Future Land Use Maps of the Local
Comprehensive Plans for St. Lucie County and
the City of Ft. Pierce, as depicted in the attached
Figure G, G1 and G2.
Goal & Objectives
development shall comply
with applicable State, County
and Municipal laws including
the applicable Local
Comprehensive Plans for St.
Lucie County and the City of
Ft. Pierce, adopted pursuant to
Chapter 163, Florida Statutes
Port Sub-Element
change
No
Policy 1 b.1.5
necessary.
Policy 1 b.1.5 Cargo
operations ongoing within the
Port Operations Area.
Policy 1 b.1.5 The Port of Ft Pierce shall
continue to support limited cargo operations in the
Port Operations Area, as described in Policy
2.1.2.
change
No
Policy 1 b.1.6
necessary
Policy 1 b.1.6 The St. Lucie
County Port Division submits
requests yearly.
Policy 1 b.1.6: By March 151 of each year, the Port
of Ft. Pierce shall submit to the County
Administrator or his designee an updated five (5)
year capital budget/improvement plan for the Port.
To the extent that local funds are required to
address a capital improvement need, the Board of
County Commissioners shall be requested to
provide the necessary funding to meet that need.
Nothing in this policy shall be construed as to
prohibit the Board of County Commissioners from
requesting that the City of Ft. Pierce, the Ft.
Pierce Community Redevelopment Agency, or
any other appropriate agency or entity assist in
funding one or more capital improvement
project(s) within the Port Area since the port
planning area within the City Limits of Ft. Pierce
lies entirely within the Ft. Pierce Community
Redevelopment Area.
Adopted
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change
No
Comments
Policy 1 b.1.6
necessary
Current Conditions
Policy 1 b.1. 7 The County has
included in it Capital
Improvement Plan funds for
land acquisition.
Measurable Target
Policy 1 b.1.7: Recognizing that the majority of the
lands, excluding water and roadways, In the Port
Planning Area, Including the Port Operations
Area, are not In public ownership, should the
County acquire additional lands in the Port
Operations Area, the Master Plan for the Port of
Ft. Pierce will be amended to reflect a revised
capital improvements plan and the Port of Ft.
Pierce will request that the Board of County
Commissioners make any necessary
amendments to the St. Lucie County
Comprehensive Plan and, if necessary, that the
Ft. Pierce City Commission make any necessary
amendments to the Ft. Pierce Comprehensive
Plan to address all identified capital needs.
Nothing in this policy shall be constructed as to
prohibit the Board of County Commissioners from
requesting that the City of Ft. Pierce, the Ft.
Pierce Community Redevelopment Agency, or
any other appropriate agency or entity assist in
funding one or more capital improvement
project(s) within the Port Area since the Port
Planning Area within the City Limits of Ft. Pierce
lies entirely within the Ft. Pierce Community
Redevelopment Area.
Goal & Objectives
Objective 2.1 Update
objective to Show
continuous action working
with government and
private entities. Consider
removing language on
economic development
plan as these activities are
Objective 2.1 An economic
development plan was
developed in 2002 to study
the mega yacht industry
Policy 2.1.1: The Port of Ft. Pierce shall
encourage the development, renovation and
improvement of port facilities to maximize current
potential, including rehabilitation and
modernization of existing buildings consistent with
the goals of the City of Ft. Pierce downtown
redevelopment plan.
Goal 2
Port Activities
The quality of life for St. Lucie
County residents will be
strengthened and maintained
by enhancing the economic
viability, attractiveness,
Adopted
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covered in the Economic
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Current Conditions
Policy 2.1.2 No gentrification
has been completed.
Flexibility retained in Berth 1
for limited cargo operations.
Policy 2.1.2 Consider
revising if gentrification not
reasonably expected or set
date for requiring
gentrification
Measurable Target
Policy 2.1.2: The Port of Ft. Pierce will continue
as a deepwater port that will accommodate limited
cargo operations. Gentrification of cargo areas
shall be emphasized and flexibility shall be
retained in the Berth 1 area to allow either limited
cargo operations or marine industries or a
combination of both. All such uses shall be
consistent with the general mix of uses described
herein and compatible with adjacent land uses
and natural resources.
Port Sub-Element
Goal & Objectives
environmental quality, and
social benefits associated with
activities at the Port of Ft.
Pierce.
change
No
Policy 2.1.3
necessary
Policy 2.1.3 Planned
improvements are consistent
with the Port Master Plan.
Proposed capital
improvements include
improvements at Taylor
Creek, the North Entrance
and for some spoil sites.
Policy 2.1.3: Future public infrastructure
improvements in the Port Planning Area will be
made consistent with the Port Master Plan.
Objective 2.1:
The Port of Ft. Pierce should
strengthen the economic
development activities in the
Port Operations Area by
working with federal, state and
local government, the private
sector, and other interested
parties to formulate an
economic development plan
by 2004 that will foster new
jobs that exceed the County's
average annual wage and
enhance the community's
prosperity.
change
No
Policy 2.1.4
necessary.
Policy 2.1.4 No incentives
have been extended,
however, the County may
consider extending incentives
on a case by case basis.
Policy 2.1.4: St. Lucie County, working with
federal, state and local governments, the private
sector, and other interested parties, may provide
incentives for jobs that exceed the County's
average annual wage.
change
No
Policy 2.1.5
necessary
Policy 2.1.5: No job training
programs have been
developed, however, the
County would like to continue
to support development of job
training and economic
development in the Port
Planning Area.
Policy 2.1.5: The Port of Ft. Pierce, working with
federal, state and local governments, the private
sector, and other interested parties, will
encourage port industries to develop job training
programs and use the local workforce to the
fullest extent possible.
Adopted
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design
Comments
Objective 2.2
completion of
standards plan.
Conditions
Objective 2.2 No specific
design standards have been
completed.
Current
Measurable Target
Policy 2.2.1: The Port of Ft. Pierce, in
cooperation with other governmental bodies, the
private sector, and other interested parties, should
develop and maintain aesthetically pleasing public
port facilities and landscaping to encourage new
and expanded business development.
change
No
Policy 2.2.2
required.
Policy 2.2.2 No aesthetic
improvements have been
planned. The County intends
to coordinate with the City of
Fort Pierce on any
improvements
Policy 2.2.2: The Port of Ft. Pierce, in
cooperation with other governmental bodies,
should ensure that port facilities are aesthetically
compatible with all newly renovated areas of
downtown Ft. Pierce and other adjacent
neighborhood areas in conjunction with the City of
Ft. Pierce regulations
Goal & Objectives
Objective 2.2:
The Port of Ft. Pierce in
cooperation with the City of Ft.
Pierce and other governmental
bodies, shall assist in the
development of high quality
design standards to ensure
that port facilities in the Port
Operations Area are
compatible with the use of the
surrounding area in the City of
Ft. Pierce as downtown
waterfront development.
Port Sub-Element
change
No
Policy 2.2.3
necessary.
Policy 2.2.3 The County
works with property owners to
encourage uses allowed
within the Port Master Plan.
Policy 2.2.3: Existing activities within the Port of
Ft. Pierce Operations Area that are determined to
be inconsistent with future uses of the Port should
be identified and removed through the negotiated
purchase of property or business, code
enforcement activities, private/public partnerships,
grants, other mechanisms by the appropriate unit
of government, or eminent domain.
Objective 2.3 Revise
objective to state that the
County acting as the Port
Authority will attempt to
maintain, increase, and
promote the marine
industry and related
scientific and commercial
activities at the Port of Ft.
Pierce so there is no net
loss of marine industry.
Objective 2.3 No studies have
been completed documenting
existing industries, additions,
or loss of industries.
Policy 2.3.1: The Port of Ft. Pierce, in
cooperation with other governmental bodies, the
private sector, and other interested parties, shall
accommodate water-related marine activities such
as mega yachts, restaurants, hotels, tall sailing
vessels, boat service and repair yards, marina
facilities, and related service activities within the
Port Planning Area for the benefit of residents and
visitors to the community.
Objective 2.3:
The Port of Ft. Pierce, working
with federal, state and local
governments, the private
sector, and other interested
parties, shall maintain,
increase, and promote marine
industry and related scientific
and commercial activities at
the Port of Ft. Pierce so there
is no net loss of marine
industry.
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change
No
Comments
Policy 2.3.2
necessary
Conditions
Policy 2.3.2 Most of the land
within the Port Area lies
within the City of Fort Pierce.
The City of Fort Pierce has
adopted the Port Master Plan
by reference into its
Comprehensive Plan.
Current
Measurable Target
Policy 2.3.2: The Port of Ft. Pierce, in
cooperation with other governmental bodies, the
private sector, and other interested parties, shall
accommodate water-related marine activities such
as mega yachts, marine research vessels, tail
sailing vessels, restaurants, hotels, and related
service activities within the Port Planning Area for
the benefit of the residents and visitors to the
community.
Goal & Objectives
change
No
Policy 2.3.3
necessary.
Policy 2.3.3 The County and
the City of Fort Pierce have a
joint planning agreement to
share information on planning
activities. These activities
allow for adherence to the
Port Master Plan. Also the
Fort Pierce Harbor Advisory
Committee reviews
development applications.
Policy 2.3.3: The Port of Ft. Pierce, in
cooperation with other governmental bodies, the
private sector, and other interested parties, shall
protect, maintain, and promote marine industry
activity from encroachment or displacement by
incompatible land uses.
Policy 2.3.4 Revise policy
for continuous cooperation
with these institutions.
Policy 2.3.4 the
Smithsonian and Harbor
Branch Oceanographic
Institution has locations within
the Port Planning Area.
Both
the
Policy 2.3.4: The Port of Ft. Pierce, working with
federal, state and local governmental bodies, the
private sector, and other interested parties, shall
encourage the location of additional marine
science facilities In the Port Planning Area that
are compatible with the Smithsonian and the
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution.
Keep policy or
according and
as an addition to
implementation
Policy 2.3.5
revise
consider
an
schedule.
Policy 2.3.5 There is no mega
yacht facility that acts that the
anchor tenant.
Policy 2.3.5: The Port of Ft. Pierce, working with
federal, state and local governmental bodies, the
private sector, and other interested parties, shall
encourage the location and development of a
mega yacht facility that serves as the anchor
tenant in the Port Operations Area.
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change
change
No
No
Comments
Objective 2.4
necessary.
Policy 2.4.2
necessary
itions
Objective 2.4 No extension of
water dependent or
ecotourism uses has
occurred. However, this is a
continuing priority for the
County.
Current Cond
Measurable Target
Policy 2.4.1: The Port of Ft. Pierce, working with
federal, state and local governmental bodies, the
private sector, and other interested parties, shall
encourage recreational uses within the Port
Planning Area
Goal & Objectives
Objective 2.4:
The Port of Ft. Pierce shall
allow and support extension of
water-dependent recreational
and ecotourism uses in the
Port Planning Area.
Policy 2.4.2 The County
coordinated with appropriate
agencies on environmental
concerns in the Port.
Policy 2.4.2: The Port of Ft. Pierce, working with
federal, state and local governmental bodies, the
private sector, and other interested parties, shall
maintain a public education and information
program for the commercial and recreational
boating activities on and adjacent to the Port
Planning Area to alert and advise those users of
the environmentally sensitive resources in the
Objective 2.5 Consider
removing the objective as
security is the responsibility
of the US Department of
Homeland Security.
Objective 2 5 The Port
Security Plan has not been
revised. Security of the Port
is the responsibility of the
U.S. Department of
Homeland Security.
area.
Policy 2.5.1: The Port of Ft. Pierce shall use its
best efforts to ensure that port security will protect
port users and citizens from crime or terrorism
concerns and prevent any increase in criminal
activity or enterprises.
Consider
2.5.2
Policy
revising
Policy 2.5.2 No education
program has been developed
for the Port.
Policy 2.5.2: The Port of Ft. Pierce, working with
federal, state and local governmental bodies, the
private sector, and other interested parties, shall
develop a public education program for the port
security management plan to ensure that the
owners, users, other responsible parties, and
members of the public understand port security.
Objective 2.5:
The Port of Ft. Pierce, In
compliance with federal, state,
and local laws, shall work with
appropriate public safety
entities to revise the port
security management plan for
the Port Operations Area by
December 2003.
change
No
3.
Objective
necessary
Objective 3. The County
actively coordinates with the
City of Fort Pierce and
appropriate agencies on
issues related to the integrity
Policy 3.1.1: The Port of Ft. Pierce, working with
federal, state and local governmental bodies, the
private sector, and other interested parties, will
regulate discharges coming from port activities
into the Indian River Lagoon to prevent air and
Goal 3:
Environmental Protection
Lagoon Is
the most
River
as
The Indian
recognized
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Conditions
Lagoon
Current
of the Indian River
Measurable Target
water pollution in violation of any adopted federal.
state, or local laws or regulations. Existing port
businesses should be' retrofitted to reduce
pollution in the Indian River Lagoon
Policy 3.1.2 Revise policy
to show final data and note
implementation plan.
Policy 3.1.2 The County
supports USACOE efforts to
implement the study. Study
and implementation plan
were completed in 2002.
Policy 3.1.2: The Port of Ft. Pierce. working
through the Comprehensive Plans and Land
Development Regulations of the appropriate local
general purpose government, shall address
excessive freshwater inflows originating from the
Port Planning Area to minimize their impacts on
estuarine salinity, consistent with guidelines being
developed by the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers
and the South Florida Water Management District
in the Indian River Lagoon - South Feasibility
Study Draft (2001).
biodiverse estuary In North
America and as an Important
component of the local
economic base and the overall
quality of life In the
community. As such, the
Integrity of the Indian River
Lagoon shall be protected by
correcting any detrimental
effects caused by current
operations and ensuring long-
term development and
Improvement activities are
consistent with all local, state
and federal environmental
laws and regulations
Goal & Objectives
change
No
1.3
Policy 3
required.
County
the
Policy 3.1.3 The
coordinates with
appropriate agencies.
Policy 3.1.3: The Port of Ft. Pierce, working with
other governmental bodies, private interests, and
other interested parties, shall limit inputs of
suspended materials, nutrient inflows, and toxic
substances from the Port Planning Area into the
Indian River Lagoon to state and federal approved
limits.
change
No
1.4
Policy 3
required.
County
the
Policy 3.1.4 The
coordinates with
appropriate agencies.
Policy 3.1.4: The Port of Ft. Pierce shall work with
other governmental bodies, private interests, and
other interested parties to enforce existing laws
and prevent exotic invasive species from entering
the Indian River Lagoon via ship's ballast and
bilge water or cargo or any other method.
Objective 3.1 :
The Port of Ft. Pierce, working
with federal, state, and local
governmental bodies, the
private sector, and other
interested parties, shall ensure
the protection and restoration
of the Indian River Lagoon and
avoid future degradation of the
Lagoon's ecological health
due to port activities.
The County
a date for
of a
Policy 3.1.5
should set
completion
maintenance program
Policy 3.1.5 No specific
maintenance program has
been developed.
Policy 3.1.5: The Port of Ft. Pierce will develop a
port area maintenance program to ensure
environmental compliance by the Port and for any
activities occurring within the Port Planning Area.
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--
change
No
Comments
3.2
Objective
necessary
County
the
Current Conditions
Objective 3.2 The
coordinates with
appropriate agencies.
Measurable Target
Policy 3.2.1: The Port of Ft. Pierce shall work with
other governmental bodies, private interests, and
other interested parties to preserve and restore
seagrass beds and mitigate any permitted losses
to existing seagrass beds caused by port activities
to the maximum extent possible.
change
No
Policy 3.2.2
necessary.
County
the
Policy 3.2.2 The
coordinates with
appropriate agencies.
Policy 3.2.2 The Port of Ft. Pierce, working with
other governmental bodies, private interests, and
other interested parties, shall protect endangered
and threatened mammals, fish, reptiles,
amphibians, and invertebrates from port activities
in the Indian River Lagoon
change
No
Policy 3.2.2
necessary
County
the
Policy 3.2.2 The
coordinates with
appropriate agencies
Policy 3.2.3: The Port of Ft. Pierce, working with
other governmental bodies, private interests, and
other interested parties, shall take appropriate
actions to protect and conserve fin and shellfish
resources in the Indian River Lagoon fro mage
due to port activities.
Objective 3.2:
The Port of Ft. Pierce with
work with other governmental
bodies, private interests, and
other interested parties, to
prevent detrimental effects on
the Indian River Lagoon
caused by port activities by
supporting estuarine diversity
and the protection,
maintenance, and
enhancement of the
population of endangered and
threatened species.
& Objectives
Goa
Objective 3.3 Objective
requires no change.
The No change
Policy 3.3.
necessary.
Objective 3.3.1 The County
actively coordinated with
appropriate agencies and the
Fort Pierce Harbor Advisory
Board on natural resources
within the Port area
Policy 3.3.1 The County and
the City of Fort Pierce have a
joint planning agreement in
place for coordination. The
County supports adherence
to air quality standards.
Policy 3.3.1: The Port of Ft. Pierce, working with
the Comprehensive Plan and Land Development
Regulations of the appropriate local general
purpose government, shall address maintenance
and reduction of existing air quality emissions
from port activities to ensure that new emissions
from the Port meet applicable air quality
standards.
Objective 3.3:
The Port of Ft. Pierce, working
with other governmental
bodies, private interests, and
other interested parties, shall
protect and maintain the
existing natural coastal areas
and resources within the Port
Planning Area.
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Comments
Policy 3.3.2 The County
should determine if a
scientific advisory
committee is needed in
addition to existing County
advisory committees which
over see port planning and
environmental issues.
Conditions
committee
No
Current
Policy 3.3.2
formed.
Measurable Target
Policy 3.3.2: The Port of Ft. Pierce, working with
other governmental bodies, private interests, and
other interested parties, shall create a scientific
advisory committee, composed of researchers
and managers from the Smithsonian Institute,
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution, and
other regional marine research institutions, to
provide scientific advice on port operations and
activities (commercial, industrial and recreational)
that may impact the Indian River Lagoon
Goal & Objectives
change
No
Policy 3.3.3
necessary.
Policy 3.3.3 The County
follows Best Management
Practices of the South Florida
Water Management District.
Policy 3.3.3: The Port of Ft. Pierce, working with
other governmental bodies, private interests, and
other interested parties, will develop a list of best
management practices for environmental
protection which have been used successfully by
other Ports to ensure efficient and effective
management of port operation activities while
providing environmental protection.
change
No
Policy 3.3.4
necessary
Bulkheading
the fullest
Policy 3.3.4
encouraged to
extent possible
Policy 3.3.4: The Port of Ft. Pierce, working with
other governmental bodies, private interests, and
other interested parties, should encourage the use
of an absorbing type system of bulk heading where
possible to protect the natural coastline in the port
and surrounding areas.
Policy 3.3.5 Revise policy
to maintain spoils sites.
change
No
3.4
Objective
necessary
Policy 3.3.5 The County has
planned for new spoil sites in
its Capital Improvement Plan.
County
Objective 3.4 The
adheres to the MPP.
Policy 3.3.5: The Port of Ft. Pierce, working with
other governmental bodies, private interests, and
other interested parties, will, by January 2006,
identify, acquire (if necessary) and permit a
permanent spoil disposal site for materials
dredged from the port planning area.
Policy 3.4.1: The Port of Ft. Pierce, working with
other governmental bodies, private interests, and
other interested parties, will adjust future and
proposed dock design and construction to be
Objective 3.4:
In keeping with the St. Lucie
County Manatee Protection
Plan (MPP), the Port of Ft.
Revise policy
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Policy 3.4
land
The
3.4
Policy
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to set deadline revising land
development regulations
regarding docks for
manatee protection.
change
No
Policy 3.4.2
necessary
Policy 3.4.2 The County
conducts maintenance
dredging consistent with the
manatee protection
measures
Policy 3.4.2 The Port of Ft. Pierce, working with
other governmental bodies, private interests, and
other interested parties, will conduct maintenance
dredging in the Port Planning Area in a manner
that is consistent with manatee protection
measures.
Goal & Objectives
Pierce will work with other
governmental agencies and
private interests to improve
protection of the manatees
and enforcement of existing
related laws within the Port
Planning Area.
Port Sub-Element
Conditions
development regulations
have not been revised for
manatee protection
Current
Measurable Target
consistent with manatee protection measures
change
No
Policy 3.4.3
necessary.
Policy 3.4.3 All expansion of
ship berths and maintenance
of channels done consistent
with MPP.
Policy 3.4.3: The Port of Ft. Pierce, working with
other governmental bodies, private interests, and
other interested parties, will conduct activities
involving expansion of ship berths and
maintenance of channels in a manner that is
consistent with manatee protection measures in
the Port Planning Area.
change
No
Policy 3.4.4
necessary
Policy 3.4.4 Policy met.
Policy 3.4.4: The Port of Ft. Pierce, working with
other governmental bodies, private interests, and
other interested parties, will conduct activities
involving explosives in a manner that is consistent
with manatee protection measures in the Port
Planning Area.
change
No
Policy 3.4.4
necessary.
Policy 3.4.5 Policy met.
Policy 3.4.5: The Port of Ft. Pierce, working with
other governmental bodies, private interests, and
other interested parties, will conduct activities
involving sediment removal and disposal in a
manner that is consistent with manatee protection
in the Port Planning Area.
change
No
Policy 3.4.6
necessary.
The County
as necessary
protection of
Policy 3.4.6
coordinates
regarding
Policy 3.4.6: The Port of Ft. Pierce, working with
other governmental bodies, private interests, and
other interested parties, will protect and/or
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Comments
aquatic
itions
and
bed
Current Cond
seagrass
vegetation
Measurable Target
mitigate seagrass beds and submerges aquatic
vegetation that serve as manatee habitat in the
Port Planning Area.
Goal & Objectives
Policy 3.4.7 Revise policy
to set deadline for
education program
Policy 3.4.7 No education
programs developed.
Policy 3.4.7: The Port of Ft. Pierce, working with
other governmental bodies, private interests, and
other interested parties, will help to develop
guidelines and establish an education program for
crew procedures regarding observing and
avoiding manatees when arriving and departing
from docks in the Port Planning Area.
Objective. 4.1 Plans for
increased public access
should be coordinated with
the Coastal Management
Element.
Objective 4.1 The Port Master
Plan provides for increased
public access. No new public
access areas have been
developed since adoption of
the Port Master Plan.
Policy 4.1.1: The Port of Ft. Pierce, working with
other governmental bodies, private interests, and
other interested parties, shall facilitate public
access to short-term parking.
Policy 4.1.2 Designation of
public fishing areas should
be coordinated with the
Coastal Management
Element.
Policy 4.1.2 No specific public
fishing areas have been
designated.
shall
to
Pierce
access
Policy 4.1 The Port of Ft.
encourage unobstructed public
designated public fishing areas.
.2
The Port of Ft. Pierce, working
with other governmental
bodies, private interests, and
other interested parties, shall
enhance public access to the
Port Planning Area.
Goal 4:
Public Access
change
No
Policy 4.1.3
necessary.
Policy 4.1.3 The County has
a joint planning agreement
with the City of Fort Pierce.
The County supports
unobstructed scenic views in
new development within the
Port.
Policy 4.1.3: The Port of Ft. Pierce shall
cooperate with and support efforts of other
interested governmental bodies in providing
access to unobstructed scenic views of the Indian
River Lagoon
No change
Policy 4.1.4
necessary.
Policy 4.1.4 The County has
planned improvements to the
north entrance in its Capital
Improvement Plan.
Policy 4.1.4: The Port of Ft. Pierce shal
encourage the City, County, and State to improve
and maintain an orderly network of streets and
entrances to access port facilities.
Objective 4.1 :
The Port of Ft. Pierce, working
with other governmental
bodies, private interests, and
other interested parties, shall
develop an integrated open
space system to provide
public access between those
portions in the Port Planning
Area that are open to the
public and( the surrounding
community.
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Policy 4.1.5 Consider
revising to coordinate with
the Recreation and Open
Space Master Plan.
Conditions
Policy 4.1.5 An integrated
open space system has not
been developed.
Current
Measurable Target
Policy 4.1.5: The Port of Ft. Pierce shall develop
an integrated open space system along the
waterfront of the Port Operations Area, with the
exception of areas where such access would pose
a safety or security concern or where it would
Interfere with approved port activities.
Goal & Objectives
change
No
Policy 4.1.6
necessary.
Objective 5.1 Consider
removing the objective as
security is the responsibility
of the US Department of
Homeland Security
Policy 4.1.6 Multi-use marine
recreational activities
included in Port Master Plan,
but have not been
constructed.
Objective 5.1 Consider
removing the objective as
security is the responsibility of
the US Department of
Homeland Security
Policy 4.1.6: The Port of Ft. Pierce shall
encourage multi-use marine recreational activities,
walkways, and multiuse path within the open
space system in the Port Planning Area and
provide linkages with the network in Fort Pierce.
Policy 5.1.1: The Port of Ft. Pierce shall comply
with the comprehensive emergency management
plans of appropriate local general purpose
government to ensure safe evacuation of the Port
during times of a hurricane or other disasters
change
No
.2
Policy 5.1
necessary
Policy 5.1.2 The Port
Planning area lies primarily
within the Coastal High
Hazard Area. No new
residential uses have been
proposed.
Policy 5.1.2: The Port of Ft. Pierce shall work with
the City of Ft. Pierce and St. Lucie County to
ensure that all development activities within the
Port Planning Area, including the Port Operations
Area, are consistent with State of Florida's
policies on development within areas identified as
Coastal High Hazard Areas. New residential uses
within areas designated as Coastal High Hazard
as defined in Rule 9J-5, FAC., shall be
discouraged.
The public will be protected In
various emergency situations
through cooperation between
the Port of Ft. Pierce and other
governmental bodies to
achieve maximum levels of
safety and to restrict
commerce of hazardous
materials In the Port of Ft.
Pierce.
GoalS
Emergency Management
Objective 5.1 :
The Port of Ft. Pierce, working
with regional and state
emergency management
agencies, private interests,
and other interested parties,
shall identify new and existing
procedures to ensure public
safety in the event of a
hurricane or other natural
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change
change
change
Policy 6.1.2 This policy
should be split into two
policies to address its two
major actions: coordinating
transportation to the Port
and communication of Port
activities. Revise policy to
current methods of
communication on Port
activities.
Adopted
28.2008
No
No
No
October
6.1
5.2
Policy 5.2.2
necessary.
Comments
Policy 6.1
necessary.
Objective
necessary.
Objective
necessary.
Objective 6.1 The Port
coordinates with the City of
Fort Pierce, FDOT and the St.
Lucie TPO on transportation
issues.
No hazardous
reported.
Policy 5.2.2 No hazardous
spills have been reported.
Policy 6.1.1 The County
continues to coordinate
capital improvement planning
with the appropriate
agencies.
Policy 6.1.2 County
coordinates regional
transportation and
transportation to the Port
through the Transportation
Element and through the St.
Lucie TPO. The State of the
Ports report has not been
completed. The County
Administrator regularly
addresses the Fort Pierce
Harbor Advisory Board.
Current Conditions
The
Objective 5.2
spills have been
Policy 5.2.1: The Port of Ft. Pierce shall comply
with the processes of federal, state, and local
governments for safe and expedient cleanup of
hazardous spills.
Policy 5.2.2: The Port of Ft. Pierce shall
cooperate with governmental bodies to provide
complete and timely information to the public in
the event of a hazardous materials accident.
Policy 6.1.1: The Port of Ft. Pierce, working with
other governmental bodies, private interests, and
other interested parties, should limit increased
traffic congestion in the Port Planning Area an on
roadways adjacent to the Port Planning Area
consistent with the adopted levels of service in the
Comprehensive Plan of the appropriate local
general purpose government.
Policy 6.1.2: The Port of Ft. Pierce should
enhance and expand activities that tie the Port to
the St. Lucie County Airport and coordinate with
the Florida Department of Community Affairs
(DCA), the Governor's Office of Tourism, Trade
and Economic Development (OTTED), Florida
Department of Transportation (FDOT) and the
Florida East Coast (FEC) Railroad, Tri-rail and
other possible rail services, in order to encourage
multimodal development, maximize intermodal
transportation connections, and facilitate the
continued economic growth, development, and
vitality of St. Lucie County. Beginning in
December 2003 and continuing annually
thereafter, the Port of Ft. Pierce shall prepare a
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disaster.
Objective 5.2:
The Port of Ft. Pierce, working
with other governmental
bodies, shall comply and
cooperate to ensure that
adequate procedures are in
place to respond to a
hazardous material spi
Landside and waterside
infrastructure serving the Port
of Ft. Pierce should meet the
Port's future requirements in a
manner consistent with the
abilities of the appropriate
agencies to provide the
services needed to support
approved port activities.
Objective 5.1:
The Port of Ft. Pierce, working
with regional and state
emergency management
agencies, private interests,
and other interested parties,
shall identify new and existing
procedures to ensure public
safety in the event of a
hurricane or other natural
disaster.
Goal 6:
Landside Infrastructure
Port Sub-Element
Comments
Current Conditions
Measurable Target
State of the Ports Report to demonstrate to the
public how activities of both facilities are furthering
the quality of life of St. Lucie County residents.
Port Sub-Element
& Objectives
Goa
Policy 6.1.3 Revise policy
to include language"as
financially feasible."
Policy 6.1.3 The County
supports the expansion the
public transit; however, new
investment in public transit
will be limited until financially
feasible.
Objective 7.
maintained.
Policy 6.1.3: The Port of Ft. Pierce, working with
other governmental bodies, should facilitate
expansion of public transit to and from the Port
Planning Area.
depth
Maximum
no
Requires
7
Objective
change.
Policy 7.1.1: The Port of Ft. Pierce shal
coordinate with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
and the Florida Inland Navigation District to
provide for the maintenance of the navigation
channels, including location of spoil disposal sites.
Goal 7
Navigation Channels
change
No
Policy 7.1.2
necessary.
Policy 7.1.2 The County
coordinates with the Coast
Guard as necessary on
navigational aids.
Policy 7.1.2: The Port of Ft. Pierce shall
coordinate with the U.S. Coast Guard in the
placement and maintenance of the navigational
aids within the port area.
Navigation channels serving
the port's maritime and
recreational activities shall
meet existing and limited
future needs as outlined In
this plan
change
No
3
Policy 7.1
necessary
Policy 7.1.3 The County has
planned new spoil sites in its
Capital Improvement Plan.
Policy 7.1.3: The Port of Ft. Pierce, working with
other governmental bodies, the private sector, and
other interested parties, will, by January 2006,
identify, acquire (if necessary) and permit a
permanent spoil disposal site for materials
dredged from the Port Planning Area.
Objective 7.1 :
The Port of Ft. Pierce shall
maintain the maximum
channel depth at 28 feet with
its current width as identified
on the Army Corps of
Engineer's Project Condition
Survey dated August 2001
(attached as Figure H).
Objective 7.2 Revise
Objective to state that the
County will pursue funding
for Taylor Creek dredging
as necessary.
Policy 7.2.1 to
Objective 7.2 and Policy 7.2.1
The County has included in
their Capital Improvement
Plan funds for Taylor Creek
dredging.
Policy 7.2.1: The Port of Ft. Pierce shall request
that St. Lucie County include as part of its Capital
Improvements Programs, funding for the
restoration and improvement of Taylor Creek
through maintenance dredging and water quality
Improvement projects to supplement funds
Objective 7.2:
The Port of Ft. Pierce shall
seek to improve the condition
of Taylor Creek from the S-50
Spillway to the Intracoastal
Waterway through
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include new projects
reference to Taylor Creek.
Adopted
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Current Cond
Port Sub-Element
Goal & Objectives Measurable Target
maintenance dredging and received from other agencies.
water quality improvement
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Rural Land Stewardship Area Overlay Sub-Element
Objective Measurable Target (Policy) ] Current Conditions :I Comments
GOAL TO PROVIDE A RURAL LAND STEWARDSHIP AREA (RLSA), PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 163.3177(11)(D), F.S, IS TO PROTECT AND
CONSERVE AGRICULTURAL LANDS AND TO PROMOTE AGRICULTURAL VIABILITY WITHIN SSAS, TO DIRECT INCOMPATIBLE USES
AWAY FROM WETLANDS AND UPLAND HABITAT, TO DISCOURAGE URBAN SPRAWL THROUGH THE RLSA PROGRAM, AND TO ENSURE
DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE RLSA THAT INCLUDES A FUNCTIONAL MIX OF LAND USES AND PROMOTES ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION.
Objective 1 Establish Objective 1 The policies under Objective 1 Objective 1. The County
the general purpose provide for the general purpose of the RLSA. intends to review and revise
and structure to The regulations were created to allow the all Goals, Objectives and
implement the St. development of Cloud Grove in exchange for Policies regarding rural
Lucie County Rural restricting the development rights of Adams lands.
Land Stewardship Ranch. Currently, the project is on hold.
Area Overlay.
Policy 1.1 The County
intends to review and revise
all Goals, Objectives and
Policies regarding rural
lands.
The County intends to initiate a rural, western
lands study in concert with DCA to assess
current policies regarding rural lands. The
study which will include public participation
will begin before or during the EAR-based
amendments process.
Policy 1.1 The County adopted
development regulations for the
Overlay in Ordinance No. 06-030.
land
RLSA
Policy 1.1 To promote a dynamic balance of
land uses in the St. Lucie County RLSA that
collectively contribute to a viable agricultural
industry, protection and conservation of
natural resources, sustainable mixed-use
development, and enhancement of
economic prosperity and diversification, St.
Lucie County hereby establishes the RLSA
Overlay. The County shall adopt specific
Land Development Regulations for the
RLSA Overlay (RLSA LDRs) to implement
the goals, objectives and policies of the
RLSA Overlay
Policy 1.2 The County
intends to review and revise
all Goals, Objectives and
Policies regarding rural
lands.
the
meets
RLSA Overlay
(11)d.
Policy 1.2 The
criteria of 163.31
Policy 1.2 The intent of the RLSA Overlay is
to protect and conserve natural resources
and retain and promote viable agriculture by
promotinq sustainable mixed-use
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Policy 1.3 The County
intends to review and revise
all Goals. Objectives and
Policies regarding rural
lands.
Current Conditions
Policy 1.3 Agricultural uses are the primary
intended use in the SSA. One of the
requirements for the SSA Designation was the
submittal of a Land Management Plan.
Included in the Plan are pasture and range
management as well as crop management.
The existing SSA also provides water
retention areas, Hydrologic and Habitat
Stewardship areas and open space
The SRA will encompass a mix of uses
including residential, office and retail, light
industrial, open space, and paths for bicyclists
and pedestrians.
Measurable Target (Policy)
development as an alternative to low-
density single use development, and
provide a system of compensation to private
property owners for the voluntary
elimination of certain land uses in order to
protect and conserve natural resources,
open space and viable agriculture in
exchange for transferable Credits that can
be used to entitle such sustainable
development. The strategies herein are
based on the principles of Florida's Rural
Land Stewardship Act, found in Section
163.3177(11)(d) F.S. The RLSA Overlay
shall include innovative and incentive based
tools, techniques and strategies that are not
dependent on a regulatory approach, but
will complement existing local, regional,
state and federal regulatory programs.
Policy 1.3 Within the RLSA Overlay, the
creation of Stewardship Sending Areas
(SSAs) and Stewardship Receiving Areas
(SRAs) results in a conservation and
development pattern for the RLSA Overlay,
when considered as a whole, that protects
the environment, promotes the continuation
of agriculture, and accommodates growth in
a sustainable fashion. Together, SSAs and
SRAs result in a sustainable form of
development, whereby large areas of
environmentally and agriculturally valuable
lands are restricted from development
through SSAs and sustainable, mixed-use
development is accommodated through
SRAs. The combination of SSAs and SRAs
facilitate the implementation of innovative
planning and flexible development
strategies described in ~ 163.3177 (11)(d),
Rural land Stewardship Area Overlay Sub-Element
Objective
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Policy 1 .4 The County
intends to review and revise
all Goals, Objectives and
Policies regarding rural
lands.
Policy 1.5 The County
intends to review and revise
all Goals, Objectives and
Policies regarding rural
lands.
Policy 1.6 The County
intends to review and revise
all Goals, Objectives and
Policies regarding rural
lands.
Policy 1.6 Policy reflected in RLSA Overlay
Ordinance 06-030. The LDRs reference
Worksheet A for methodology and additional
procedures for SSA designation as noted in
items (1)-(4).
Land Stewardship Area Overlay Sub-Element
Measurable Target (Policy)
F.S. and Rule 9J-5.006(5)(I), FAC
Policy 1.4 This RLSA Overlay to the Future
Land Use Map is depicted on the Rural
Land Stewardship Overlay Map (Overlay
Map) (RLSA Figure 1), adopted herein as
RLSA Figure 1. The Overlay Map (RLSA
Figure 1) is an adopted overlay to the
Future Land Use Map (FLUM). Any
additional lands proposed to increase the
overall acres of the RLSA Overlay boundary
as shown on RLSA Figure 1 shall require a
Comprehensive Plan amendment.
Pursuant to 163.3177(11)(d) F.S.,
designations of SSAs and SRAs within the
RLSA Overlay Area shall be by Ordinance
and do not require a Comprehensive Plan
amendment. For informational purposes
and as a ministerial act, the County shall
illustrate each approved SSA and SRA on
the FLUM, Overlay Map (RLSA Figure 1),
and official Zoning Map at such time as any
other updates are made to the FLUM,
Overlay Map (RLSA Figure 1) and official
Zoning Map.
Policy 1.5 Stewardship Credits are created
from any lands within the RLSA that are to
be kept in permanent agriculture, open
space or conservation uses. These lands
will be identified as Stewardship Sending
Areas (SSAs). All privately owned lands
within the RLSA are eligible for designation
as an SSA.
Policy 1.6 The range of Stewardship Credit
Values is hereby established using the
specific methodology set forth on the
Stewardship Credit Worksheet (Worksheet),
adopted herein as RLSA Figure 2. The
Rura
shown on
of
Policy 1.5 Policy met by requirements
Ordinance No. 06-030 RLSA Overlay.
Conditions
SSA and SRA
Current
Policy 1.4 Current
Overlay Map.
Objective
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Rural Land Stewardship Area Overlay Sub-Element
Measurable Target (Policy)
RLSA LDRs shall include the methodology
as shown on the Worksheet (RLSA Figure
2) and related procedures for SSA
designation. Such procedures shall include
but shall not be limited to the following:
Objective
(1 )The applicant shall provide the following
information with the SSA Application for
the County's review and consideration:
the legal description of the lands
proposed to be designated as an SSA,
the number of SSA credits to be
generated by those lands, the proposed
SSA Credit Agreement and Stewardship
Easement Agreement applicable to such
lands, on the application form as
prescribed by the RLSA LDRs.
(2)After approval by the St. Lucie County
Board of County Commissioners (BOCC)
of the SSA Application, the final SSA
Credit Agreement with the legal
description of the lands designated as an
SSA, the number of SSA credits granted,
and the Stewardship Easement
Agreement applicable to such lands,
shall be provided by County staff to the
St. Lucie County Property Appraiser and
the SSA applicant. The Stewardship
Easement Agreement for that SSA shall
be recorded within one-hundred (120)
days by the SSA applicant in the public
records of St. Lucie County.
3)A perpetual Stewardship Easement
Agreement shall be recorded for each
SSA, in accordance with the approved
SSA Credit Agreement, shall run with the
land and shall be in favor of St. Lucie
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Land Stewardship Area Overlay Sub-Element
Measurable Target (Policy)
County and one of the following
additional grantees: Department of
Environmental Protection, Department of
Agriculture and Consumer Services,
South Florida Water Management
District, or a recognized statewide land
trust. In the event that any lands in an
SSA are encumbered by a mortgage, the
owner of such lands shall be required to
obtain from the holder of the mortgage a
consent and joinder agreeing to the
imposition of the Stewardship Easement
Agreement on the lands encumbered by
the mortgage, and the subordination of
its mortgage, lien or encumbrance to the
Stewardship Easement Agreement.
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Objective
Policy 1.7 The County
intends to review and revise
all Goals, Objectives and
Policies regarding rural
lands.
RLSA Overlay
Policy 1.7 Policy met
Ordinance No. 06-030.
(4)An approved SSA Application creates the
Stewardship Credits, which shall become
effective once the corresponding
Stewardship Easement Agreement is
recorded in the public records of St.
Lucie County.
n
For each SSA, the SSA Credit Agreement
will identify the specific land management
measures that will be undertaken and the
party responsible for such measures,
including performance standards and
annual compliance requirements.
Policy 1.7 The natural resource value of
land within the RLSA is measured by the
Stewardship Factors Index (Index) set forth
on the Worksheet (RLSA Figure 2). The
Index establishes the relative natural
resource value by objectively measuring
characteristics of land and assigning an
index based on each characteristic. The
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Comments
itions
Cond
Current
Policy 1.8 The County
intends to review and revise
all Goals. Objectives and
Policies regarding rural
lands.
RLSA Overlay
in
Policy 1.8 Policy met
Ordinance No. 06-030.
sum of these factors is the index value for
the land. Both the characteristics used and
the factors assigned thereto were
established after review and analysis of
detailed information about the natural
resource attributes of land within the RLSA
so that development could be directed away
from important natural resources. In
addition, an Agriculture Factor is
established to incentivize the conservation
of agriculture lands. The characteristics of
the Index Factors (as shown in RLSA
Figure 2) measured are: Stewardship
Overlay Designation, Listed Species
Habitat, Soils/Surface Water, Land
Use/Land Cover and existing agriculture
activities.
Policy 1.8 A Natural Resource Index Map
(adopted herein as RLSA Figure 3)
indicates the Natural Resource Stewardship
Index value for all land within the RLSA
Overlay, based on data and analysis
assimilated into the GIS database at the
time of the Overlay preparation. The data
factors and associated values are derived
from those on the Credit Worksheet (RLSA
Figure 2). Credits from any lands
designated as SSAs, will be based in part
upon the Natural Resource Index (NRI)
values in effect at the time of designation.
Any change in the characteristics of land
due to alteration of the land prior to the
establishment of an SSA that either
increases or decreases any Index Factor
will result in an adjustment of the factor
values and a corresponding adjustment in
the Credit value. St. Lucie County shall,
Measurable Target (Policy)
Objective
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Current
Policy 1.9 The County
intends to review and revise
all Goals, Objectives and
Policies regarding rural
lands.
Policy 1.9 Methodology used in designation of
SSA (Adams Ranch Stewardship.)
Rural Land Stewardship Area Overlay Sub-Element
Measurable Target (Policy)
through the RLSA LDRs, adopt procedures
to be used by applicants to demonstrate
NRI values at the time of SSA application.
Policy 1.9 The number of Credits generated
through designation as an SSA is
established in a calculation as follows, and
as set forth on RLSA Figure 2:
Objective
Natural Resource Stewardship Credits:
Natural Resource Index Factor Values X
Acreage X Land Value Removed = # of
Stewardship Credits for Natural Resources
(if any)
Stewardship Credits (if
Acreage X Land Value
# of Stewardship Credits for
Plus
Agriculture
applicable)
Removed =
Agriculture
(if
of
Plus (if any)
Cultural Heritage Stewardship Credits
applicable): Acreage X .5 = #
Stewardship Credits for Cultural Heritage
o The County
review and revise
Objectives and
regarding rural
Policy 1.1
intends to
all Goals
Policies
lands.
has been
Policy 1.10 No official agreement
made for a RLSA.
The methodology for the calculation of
Stewardship Credits is based upon: 1) the
Natural Resource or Agriculture Index
Factor Value of the land being designated
as an SSA; and 2) the number of Sending
Area Land Use Layers eliminated from that
land
Policy 1.10 The St. Lucie County Rural
Land Stewardship Area (RLSA) Sending
Area Land Use Layer Matrix, adopted
herein as RLSA Figure 4, lists uses and
activities allowed within Stewardship
Sending Areas (SSAs) within the Overlay.
Similar uses are grouped together in one of
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Policy 1.11 The County
intends to review and revise
all Goals, Objectives and
Policies regarding rural
lands.
Policy 1.12 The County
intends to review and revise
all Goals, Objectives and
Policies regarding rural
lands.
RLSA Overlay
RLSA Overlay
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in
for
for
Conditions
Provided
Provided
Current
PoliCy 1.11
Ordinance.
Policy 1.12
Ordinance.
Measurable Target (Policy)
six separate layers in the Sending Area
Land Use Layer Matrix (RLSA Figure 4).
Each layer is discrete and may be removed
as part of the SSA approval process,
sequentially and cumulatively, in the order
presented in the Sending Area Land Use
Layer Matrix (RLSA Figure 4), starting with
the residential layer (Layer One) and ending
with the restoration and natural resource
layer (Layer Six). If a layer is removed, all
uses and activities listed in that layer are
eliminated and are no longer available for
that portion of the SSA. Each layer is
assigned a percentage of a base credit in
the Worksheet (RLSA Figure 2). The
assigned percentage for each layer to be
removed is added together and then
multiplied by the Natural Resource Index
value and the Agriculture Resource (if
applicable) on a per acre basis to arrive at a
total Stewardship Credit Value of the land
being designated as an SSA.
Policy 1.11 Credits can be transferred only
to lands within the RLSA that meet the
suitability criteria set forth in Objective 4
Policies and designated as "Open" on RLSA
Figure 1. The development of such lands
as RLSA Towns, RLSA Villages and
Compact Rural Developments shall only be
through approved Stewardship Receiving
Areas (SRAs).
Policy 1.12 The RLSA Overlay in the
Comprehensive Plan enables the creation,
transfer and use of Credits and the
designation of SSAs and SRAs. St. Lucie
County shall, through the RLSA LDRs, also
adopt procedures for applications and
Objective
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Policy 1.13 The County
intends to review and revise
all Goals, Objectives and
Policies regarding rural
lands.
Policy 1 .15 The County
intends to review and revise
all Goals, Objectives and
Policies regarding rural
lands.
Policy 1.16 The County
intends to review and revise
all Goals, Objectives and
Policies regarding rural
lands.
16 Population was calculated
Policy
Rural Land Stewardship Area Overlay Sub-Element
Measurable Target (Policy)
approvals.
Policy 1.13 Stewardship Credits Will be
exchanged for mixed-use development
entitlements to be used in an SRA on a per
acre basis, as described in Policy 4.17, for
the creation of sustainable communities in
accordance with RLSA Figure 5, through
the SRA Application process as set forth in
the RLSA LDRs. The creation, transfer or
use of Stewardship Credits shall not require
a Comprehensive Plan Amendment.
Policy 1.14 Land becomes designated as
an SRA upon the effective date of an
ordinance adopted by the BOCC, pursuant
to Section 163.3177(11)(d), F.S., approving
an SRA Application by the property owner.
The permitted land use on a parcel of land
located within an SRA shall be specified in
the ordinance reflecting the total number of
Stewardship Credits assigned to the parcel
of land, in accordance with the Receiving
Area Characteristics Chart set forth in Policy
4.6 and in RLSA Figure 5.
Policy 1.15 Stewardship Credits may be
transferred from any approved SSA to an
entity or individual, to an eligible receiving
area, or applied to an SRA, subject to
compliance with all applicable provisions of
these policies. Stewardship Credits shall
only be used within approved SRAs.
Policy 1.16 Pursuant to Section
163.3177(11)(d)6., F.S., the RLSA enables
St. Lucie County to realize the long-term
vision and goals for the 25-year or greater
projected population of the-RLSA, which are
to protect and conserve large areas of
environmental, cultural, historical and
Policy 1.14 The County
intends to review and revise
all Goals, Objectives and
Policies regarding rural
lands.
RLSA Overlay
RLSA Overlay
14 No ordinance passed
Policy 1.15
Ordinance.
in
in
for
for
Conditions
Provided
Provided
Policy 1.13
Ordinance.
Current
Policy
Objective
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Policy 1.17 The County
intends to review and revise
all Goals, Objectives and
Policies regarding rural
lands.
Current Conditions
17 Methodology included in sub-
and LDRs establish the approval
Policy 1
element
process
Policy 1.18 The County
intends to review and revise
all Goals, Objectives and
Policies regarding rural
lands.
Policy 1.19 The County
intends to review and revise
all Goals, Objectives and
Policies regarding rural
lands.
Policy 1.18 Adams Ranch Stewardship
designated in Sub-element and LDR figures.
Policy 1.19 Review to be completed in 2012
Measurable Target (Policy)
agricultural land, and to accommodate
population in concentrated areas of mixed-
use and sustainable communities.
Policy 1.17 Pursuant to Section
163.3177(11)(d)6., F.S., the adoption of this
RLSA Overlay, by ordinance, establishes
the methodology for the creation,
conveyance, and use of-Stewardship
Credits. The RLSA LDRs shall establish the
approval process for implementation.
Policy 1.18 The first area within the St.
Lucie Rural Lands Stewardship Area
Overlay consists of 22,384 acres, commonly
known as the Adams Ranch and Cloud
Grove properties, as shown on the Future
Land Use Map and RLSA Figure 1 (The
Adams Ranch Stewardship). The Adams
Ranch Stewardship is a "pilot program" for
St. Lucie County. The Adams Ranch is of
cultural significance in St. Lucie County,
and is highly valued for its natural resources
and agriculture operations. The total SRA
development potential allowed for the
22,384 acre Adams Ranch Stewardship
shall be limited to a maximum of 13,428
residential units and the non-residential
uses required to support mixed-use
communities as defined by RLSA Figure 5.
Policy 1.19 The St. Lucie Rural Land
Stewardship Area Overlay was designed to
implement the multiple visions of both St.
Lucie County and the Committee for
Sustainable Treasure Coast (2005),
specifically as a tool to protect agriculture
and natural resources, and provide for a
sustainable pattern of growth in the rural
area A comprehensive review of the
Rural Land Stewardship Area Overlay Sub-Element
Objective
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Policy 1.20 The County
intends to review and revise
all Goals, Objectives and
Policies regarding rural
lands.
or
Conditions
Policy 1.20 No additional applications
extensions are being considered.
Current
Land Stewardship Area Overlay Sub-Element
Measurable Target (Policy)
Overlay shall be prepared for and reviewed
by St. Lucie County and the Department of
Community Affairs no later than the five-
year anniversary of the adoption of the
Overlay. The purpose of the review shall be
to assess the participation in and the
effectiveness of the Overlay implementation
in meeting the Goal, Objective and Policies
set forth herein. The specific measure of
review shall be as follows:
1. The amount and location of land
designated as SSAs
2. The amount and location of land
designated as SRAs
3. The number of Stewardship Credits
generated, assigned or held for future
use
4. A comparison of the amount, location
and type of agriculture that existed at
the time of the Overlay adoption and
time of review
5. The amount, location and type of
restoration through participation in the
Stewardship Credit system since its
adoption
Working with the agricultural community and
professional associations, additional
incentives to support and promote the
continuation of the agricultural industry in
St. Lucie County.
Policy 1 .20 Prior to the review identified in
Policy 1.19, the St. Lucie County Rural
Land Stewardship program shall be limited
to no more than 3 SRA applications of any
type (whether RLSA Town, RLSA Village or
CRD), including any expansion of the RLSA
area which includes additional potential
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Objective
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Policy 1.21 The County
intends to review and revise
all Goals, Objectives and
Policies regarding rural
lands.
Objective 2 The County
intends to review and revise
all Goals, Objectives and
Policies regarding rural
lands.
Policy 2.1 The County
intends to review and revise
all Goals, Objectives and
Policies regarding rural
lands.
being
Objective 2
Current Conditions
No additional extensions
Objective 2. The policies under
provide for incentives.
Policy 1.21
considered.
Measurable Target (Policy)
SSA or SRA lands.
Policy 1.21 If future expansion of the St
Lucie County Rural Land Stewardship
program beyond the 22,384 acre "pilot
program" Adams Ranch Stewardship area
is proposed, the proposed application shall
include a larger planning analysis and
additional visioning. This analysis and
visioning shall include opportunities for
landowner, stakeholder and other citizen
involvement, with respect to how the
proposed expansion area relates to the
Adams Ranch Stewardship area and long-
term planning for applicable rural lands
outside the urban services boundary. Any
such larger planning analysis and additional
visioning that may take place shall not affect
the Adams Ranch Stewardship area,
including but not limited to, consideration
and final action on applications for
Stewardship Sending Areas, Stewardship
Receiving Areas, infrastructure,
development orders development
agreements.
and
conflict
Policy 2.1 This Sub-element does not
with the Florida Right to Farm Act.
Policy 2.1 Agriculture is an important aspect
of St. Lucie County's quality of life and
economic well-being. Agricultural activities
shall be protected from duplicative
regulation, and in accordance with the
Florida Right to F arm Act.
Objective 2 Establish
incentive-based
policies to protect and
conserve agricultural
lands and open space,
continue the viability of
agricultural production
and preserve cultural
heritage in St. Lucie
County.
Objective
Policy 2.2 The County
intends to review and revise
Policy 2.2 Sub-element and ordinance do not
restrict lawful agricultural activities.
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Policy 2.2 Notwithstanding the provisions of
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and
rural
Policy 2.3 The County
intends to review and revise
all Goals, Objectives and
Policies regarding rural
lands.
Policy 2.4 The County
intends to review and revise
all Goals, Objectives and
Policies regarding rural
lands.
Policy 2.5 The County
intends to review and revise
all Goals, Objectives and
Policies regarding rural
lands.
RLSA Overlay
in
Provided
Policy 2.4
Ordinance
Land Stewardship Area Overlay Sub-Element
Measurable Target (Policy)
Policies 3.5 and 3.6, nothing herein or in the
implementing RLSA LDRs shall restrict
lawful agricultural activities and conditional
uses, as set forth in RLSA Figure 4, on
lands within the RLSA Overlay that have not
been approved as SSAs pursuant to
Policies 1.5 and 1.6.
Policy 2.3 Agricultural lands will be
protected and conserved by creating
incentives that encourage a property owner
to voluntarily eliminate the right to convert
agricultural land to non-agricultural uses in
exchange for Stewardship Credits.
Policy 2.4 Agriculture lands protected and
conserved through the creation and transfer
of Stewardship Credits shall be designated
as Stewardship Sending Areas (SSAs).
Rura
Objective
Comments
all Goals, Objectives
Policies regarding
lands.
RLSA Overlay
in
Conditions
Provided
Current
Policy 2.3
Ordinance.
n Figure 4 matrix In
for
Policy 2.5 Provided
Sub-element.
Policy 2.6 The County
intends to review and revise
all Goals, Objectives and
Policies regarding rural
lands.
RLSA Overlay
n
for
Provide
Policy 2.6
Ordinance.
Policy 2.5 Agriculture is a benefit to St.
Lucie County as it provides open space,
recharges groundwater, provides
employment and conserves and protects
floodplains. If agriculture activities are
protected and conserved by designating
agriculture lands as an SSA through the
removal of land use layers more intensive
than agriculture as set forth on RLSA Figure
4, Stewardship Credits shall be granted as
specified in these goals, objectives and
policies.
Policy 2.6 Preservation and conservation of
lands with cultural heritage significance
within the RLSA shall be encouraged.
Designation as cultural heritage shall apply
to lands that have been recognized as
being culturally significant to St. Lucie
County for fifty years or more, historically
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Objective 3. The County
intends to review and revise
all Goals, Objectives and
Policies regarding rural
lands.
Policy 3.1 The County
intends to review and revise
all Goals, Objectives and
Policies regarding rural
lands.
Comments
itions
Cond
Current
significant structures, facilities and locations
as identified by the Florida Department of
State, State Historic Preservation Officer,
the National Register of Historic Places, or
the St. Lucie County Commission. St. Lucie
County shall, through the RLSA LDRs,
require any SSA application that includes
supporting data and analysis, and requests
Cultural Heritage Credits, be reviewed by
the St. Lucie County Historical Commission
for recommendation to the BOCC. All
significant structures, facilities and locations
shall be mapped and tabulated in acres. An
applicant shall provide research, data and
analysis to support an SSA Application that
includes Cultural Heritage Stewardship
Credits. Cultural heritage designation
approved by the BOCC in an SSA shall be
granted .5 Credits per acre, which can only
be granted once for any particular SSA.
Objective 3. The policies under Objective 3
provide for conservation of natural resources.
RLSA Overlay
n
for
Provide
Policy 3.1
Ordinance.
Policy 3.1 Protection and conservation of
water quality and quantity shall occur
through the classification of Hydrologic
Stewardship Areas (HYSAs), to be
implemented by the designation of SSAs
within the RLSA Overlay. HYSAs are
delineated on the Overlay Map,- (RLSA
Figure 1) These lands form the primary
wetland hydrologic systems in the RLSA.
The Overlay provides an incentive to
permanently protect and conserve HYSAs
Objective 3 Establish
policies to protect and
conserve water quality
and quantity, as well
as listed animal and
plant species and their
habitats by directing
incompatible uses
away from wetlands
and upland habitat
through the
establishment of
Hydrologic
Stewardship Areas,
Habitat Stewardship
Areas, and Water
Retention Areas,
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Measurable Target
Comments
Policy 3.2 The County
intends to review and revise
all Goals, Objectives and
Policies regarding rural
lands.
Policy 3.3 The County
intends to review and revise
RLSA Overlay
RLSA Overlay
in
in
for
for
Conditions
Provided
Provided
Policy 3.2
Ordinance
Policy 3.3
Ordinance.
Current
(Policy)
by the creation and transfer of Credits,
elimination of permitted land uses (as
described in RLSA Figure 2), and
establishment of protection and
conservation measures described in
Objective 1 Policies. Not all lands within the
delineated HYSAs are comparable in terms
of their natural resource value; therefore the
Index shall be used to differentiate higher
value from lower value lands for the
purpose of the RLSA OverlaY7
Policy 3.2 Listed animal and plant species
and their habitats shall be protected and
conserved through the classification of
Habitat Stewardship Areas (HSAs), to be
implemented by the designation of SSAs
within the RLSA Overlay. HSAs are
delineated on the Overlay Map7 (RLSA
Figure 1) HSAs are privately owned
agricultural and/or natural areas, which
include areas with characteristics that make
them suitable habitat for listed species. The
Overlay provides an incentive to
permanently protect and conserve HSAs by
the creation and transfer of Credits,
resulting in the elimination of permitted land
uses (as described in RLSA Figure 2) and
the establishment of protection and
conservation measures described in
Objective 1 Policies. Not all lands within the
delineated HSAs are comparable in terms
of their habitat value; therefore the Index
shall be used to differentiate higher value
from lower value lands for the purpose of
the RLSA OverlaY7
Policy 3.3 Further protection and
conservation for surface water quality and
Objective
where lands are
voluntarily included in
the Rural Land
Stewardship Area
Overlay.
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rural
Policy 3.4 The County
intends to review and revise
Comments
all Goals, Objectives
Policies regarding
lands.
No
Current Conditions
Policy 3.4 Not specified In ordinance
official agreement in place.
Measurable Target (Policy)
quantity shall be through the classification
of Water Retention Areas (WRAs), to be
implemented by the designation of SSAs
within the RLSA Overlay. WRAs are
delineated on the Overlay Map (RLSA
Figure 1). WRAs are privately owned lands
that function as agricultural water retention
and conveyance areas, man-made water
bodies or other water storage areas. In
some instances, these WRAs may contain
native wetland or upland vegetation; in
other cases they may contain above ground
water bodies and/or exotic vegetation.
WRA's may continue to be used for
agricultural, surface water retention,
treatment and/or conveyance, habitat and
passive recreational uses. When located
adjacent to or included within an SRA,
acreage within that WRA may only be
counted as Open Space, where the same
acreage is not relied upon to generate
Stewardship Credits for development within
the SRA. The Overlay provides an
incentive to permanently protect and
conserve WRAs by the creation and
transfer of Credits, elimination of
incompatible uses, and establishment of
protection, appropriate recreational uses
and conservation measures described in
Objective 1 Policies. Not all lands within the
delineated WRAs are comparable in terms
of their natural resource value; therefore the
Index shall be used to differentiate higher
value from lower value lands for the
purpose of the RLSA Overlay.
Policy 3.4 Uses as listed in the Sending
Area Land Use La}'8r Matrix (RLSA Figure
Objective
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rural
Comments
all Goals, Objectives
Policies regarding
lands.
Policy 3.5 The County
intends to review and revise
all Goals, Objectives and
Policies regarding rural
lands.
Policy 3.6 The County
intends to review and revise
all Goals, Objectives and
Policies regarding rural
lands.
Policy 3.7 The County
intends to review and revise
all Goals, Objectives and
Policies regarding rural
lands.
Policy 3.7 Policy met.
Rural Land Stewardship Area Overlay Sub-Element
Measurable Target (Policy)
4), may be voluntarily eliminated in HYSAs,
HSAs and WRAs in exchange for
Stewardship Credits to the property owner
through the removal of one or more land
use layers as described in Policy 1.10.
Policy 3.5 Compensation to the property
owner may occur through one or more of
the following mechanisms: creation and
transfer of Stewardship Credits, payment for
the purchase of conservation easements,
payment for the purchase of a less than fee
interest in the land, or through other
acquisition of land or interest in land
through a willing seller program.
Policy 3.6 Unless such layers are voluntarily
eliminated pursuant to Policy 3.4,
agriculture and all other allowed uses would
continue to be an allowed use within HYSAs
and HSAs, pursuant to the Agriculture
Group classifications described in the
Sending Area Land Use Layer Matrix
(RLSA Figure 4). In existing Ag 1 areas
within HYSAs and HSAs, all such activities
are permitted to continue, and may convert
from one type of Agriculture to another and
expand to the limits allowed by applicable
permits.
Policy 3.7 Ag 2 includes permitted land
uses as defined in the Sending Area Land
Use Layer Matrix (RLSA Figure 4). In
existing Ag 2 areas within HYSAs, WRAS
and HSAs, such activities are permitted to
continue, and may convert from one type of
Agriculture to another and expand to the
limits allowed by applicable permits. Once
the Stewardship Credit System is utilized
and an owner receives Stewardsh~ Credits
itions
Cond
Current
Objective
To be
Specified in land
proposed RLSA.
ordinance
n
Policy 3.5 Not specified
done administratively.
Policy 3.6 Policy met.
management program for
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Comments
Policy 3.8 The County
intends to review and revise
all Goals, Objectives and
Policies regarding rural
lands.
Policy 3.9 The County
intends to review and revise
RLSA Overlay
Policy 3.9 Criteria for wildlife corridors provide
for in RLSA Overlay Ordinance.
in
for
itions
Provided
Cond
Policy 3.8
Ordinance.
Current
Measurable Target (Policy)
by the establishment of an SSA that
removes Ag 1 uses, no conversion of Ag 2
to Ag 1 will be allowed.
Policy 3.8 In certain locations (having an
NRI value of 1.4 or below) there may be the
opportunity for natural resource creation,
restoration and enhancement. Examples
include, but are not limited to, conversion of
citrus grove to pasture having habitat value,
creation of upland/wetland habitat,
increased hydro period or water storage,
enhanced wildlife corridors or habitat
function, or as part of a designated
Comprehensive Everglades Restoration
Program project. If the SSA applicant
agrees to complete restoration
improvements and the eligibility criteria are
satisfied, and the restoration plans and
specifications are approved by the BOCC
through the SSA Application process, three
(3) additional Credits per acre shall be
authorized at the time of SSA approval, to
be awarded when the restoration work has
been completed in accordance with the
approved plans and specifications (and
other applicable permits, if any). The
specific process for restoration incentive
credits shall be included in the SSA
Application section of the RLSA LDRs. This
policy does not preclude other forms of
compensation for restoration, which may be
addressed through public-private
partnership agreement such as a developer
contribution agreement or SSA Credit
Agreement.
Policy 3.9 If an SSA applicant can
demonstrate that lands within the RLSA
Objective
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Policy 3.1 The County
intends to review and revise
all Goals, Objectives and
Policies regarding rural
lands.
Comments
all Goals, Objectives
Policies regarding
lands.
RLSA Overlay
in
for
Current Conditions
Provided
Policy 3.10
Ordinance.
Rural Land Stewardship Area Overlay Sub-Element
Measurable Target (Policy)
function, or could function with
improvements, as a wildlife corridor or
interconnected environmental system, and
the plans and specifications are approved
the BOCC through the SSA Application
process, 0.5 additional Stewardship Credits
per acre shall be authorized at the time of
SSA approval by the BOCC. The criteria to
determine whether to approve a wildlife
corridor or interconnected environmental
system shall be included in the SSA
Application section of the RLSA LDRs.
Policy 3.10 Water Retention Areas (WRAs),
as generally depicted on the RLSA Overlay
Map (RLSA Figure 1), are areas that have
been, and may continue to function for,
agricultural water retention, treatment
and/or conveyance, habitat, and passive
recreational uses. WRAs can be permitted
to provide such functions for new uses of
land allowed within the Overlay. WRAs may
be incorporated into an SRA master plan to
provide water management functions for
properties within such SRA, in accordance
with SFWMD permitting requirements, and
may also be used for habitat and passive
recreational activities, but are not required
to be designated as an SRA in such
instances. When located adjacent to or
included within an SRA, acreage within that
WRA may only be counted as Open Space
where the same acreage is not relied upon
to generate Stewardship Credits for
development within the SRA. WRA
boundaries are understood to be
approximate and are subject to refinement
in accordance with SFWMD permitting.
Objective
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Comments
Policy 3.11 The County
intends to review and revise
all Goals, Objectives and
Policies regarding rural
lands.
Current Conditions
Policy 3.11 Additions and modifications
provided for in RLSA Overlay Ordinance.
Policy 3.12 The County
intends to review and revise
all Goals, Objectives and
Policies regarding rural
lands.
Policy 3.12 No eminent domain exercised
Policy 3.11 During permitting to serve new
uses, additions and modifications to WRAs
may be required or desired, including but
not limited to changes to control elevations,
discharge rates, storm water pre-treatment,
grading, excavation or fill, to be used for
water management, habitat and passive
recreation. Such additions and
modifications shall be allowed subject to
review and approval by the SFWMD in
accordance with SFWMD permitting
requirements. Such additions and
modifications to WRAs shall be designed to
ensure that there is no net loss of habitat
function within the WRAs unless there is
compensating mitigation or restoration in
other areas of the Overlay that will provide
comparable habitat function.
Policy 3.12 To the extent any new landfills,
utility transmission lines, and/or public roads
are sought to be constructed on HYSAs,
HSAs, WRAs and other lands that are
voluntarily included in SSAs, through the
use of the exercise of the power of eminent
domain, any condemning authority shall,
before the exercise of such eminent domain
power, consider the following factors as
required by Florida law in determining which
route or land to condemn: 1) availability of
alternative routes; 2) costs; 3)
environmental factors; 4) long-range area
planning; and 5) safety considerations. The
protection of natural resources is the
constitutionally declared public policy of the
State of Florida, and the promotion of such
policy may be considered in any
condemnation action affecting desiqnated
Measurable Target (Policy)
Objective
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Comments
Policy 3.13 The County
intends to review and revise
all Goals, Objectives and
Policies regarding rural
lands.
Objective 4 The County
intends to review and revise
all Goals, Objectives and
Policies reqardinq rural
Conditions
Policy 3.13 There are no plans to condemn
property for roadways
Policy 4.1 The RLSA Overlay Ordinance
provides for Towns, Villages, and Compact
Rural Development. Additional incentives not
included in LDRs. County will consider
Current
(Policy)
SSAs in a manner not inconsistent with the
factors enumerated in this section. Electric
transmission lines sited pursuant to the
Transmission Line Siting Act shall follow the
applicable provisions of Chapter 403.501 -
403.536, F.S.
Policy 3.13 The inclusion of lands in
designated SSAs provides a public benefit,
and the private stewardship and
management of these lands and resources
are deemed to promote the public policy of
St. Lucie County and the State of Florida.
Accordingly, the protection of the
environmental, agricultural and cultural
resources of designated SSA lands shall be
considered before any public ownership or
public management of such SSA lands is
formally instituted. The County hereby
establishes a presumption that lands within
a designated SSA shall not be condemned
by the County or any County agency,
except as necessary for the expansion of
County or state transportation facilities (CR
68 or SR 70), as any other involuntary
acquisition would be contrary to the
purposes and intent of the rural land
stewardship program and Chapter
163.3177(11)(d), F.S. Further, to the extent
that the County or a County agency does
condemn any lands within a designated
SSA, the valuation of such lands shall not
be diminished by the SSA Stewardship
Easement Agreement.
Policy 4.1 Innovative land use planning
techniques which facilitate a sustainable
form of development shall be implemented
by the establishment of SRAs and
Establish
to
future
growth
Objective
Objective 4
policies
accommodate
population
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Comments
1 Consider
to provide
to stimulate rural
based upon
Steering
4.
economy
Agricultural
Committee
recommendations
lands
Policy
amending
incentives
Steering
Agricultural
Conditions
of
suggestions
Committee.
Current
Measurable Target (Policy)
corresponding SSAs within the RLSA
Overlay. Within the RLSA Overlay,
considered as a whole, the establishment of
SSAs will result in large areas of land for
permanent environmental, cultural and
agricultural uses, and the development
within SRAs will result in a functional mix of
uses, interconnectivity and multi-modes of
transportation, and be in the form of RLSA
Towns, RLSA Villages or Compact Rural
Developments (CRD), in accordance with
policies 4.6.1, 4.6.2 and 4.6.3. St. Lucie
County shall facilitate uses that enable
diversification of the economic base of the
RLSA. The County shall, through the RLSA
LDRs, adopt additional incentives to
encourage and support the diversification
and vitality of the rural economy including
but not limited to, development regulations
that allow a variety of development types,
expedited permitting review, and targeted
capital improvements.
Rural Land Stewardship Area Overlay Sub-Element
Objective
through sustainable
development patterns,
while discouraging
urban sprawl,
providing for the
utilization of innovative
land use planning
techniques and
promoting economic
diversification through
the establishment of
Stewardship Sending
Areas and
corresponding
Stewardship Receiving
Areas.
Policy 4.2 The County
intends to review and revise
all Goals, Objectives and
Policies regarding rural
lands.
Policy 4.2 The County
intends to review and revise
all Goals, Objectives and
Policies reqarding rural
Policy 4.2 Provided for in Figure 4 of this Sub-
Element. Layer 3 not specified in Figure 4.
Policy 4.3 The Economic Development
Element in the EAR-based amendments will
provide more specific guidance on target
industries which may guide development in
Policy 4.2 The County shall promote the
agricultural economy by creating incentives
that encourage a property owner to
voluntarily eliminate the right to convert
agricultural land to other uses as shown in
the Sending Area Land Use Layer Matrix,
RLSA Figure 4 (through the removal of
layers 1, 2 and 3), in exchange for
Stewardship Credits, through the
establishment of SSAs.
Policy 4.3 The St. Lucie County Business
Incentives Overview, October, 2004,
outlines the County's incentives and
inducements for economic development
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Policy 4.3.1 The County
intends to review and revise
all Goals, Objectives and
Policies regarding rural
lands.
lands
Conditions
No Incentives extended to SRA.
Current
the SSA.
Policy 4.3
Policy 4.3.2 The County
intends to review and revise
all Goals, Objectives and
Policies regarding rural
lands.
Policy 4.3.3 The County
intends to review and revise
all Goals, Objectives and
Policies regarding rural
lands.
Policy 4.4 The County
intends to review and revise
all Goals, Objectives and
Policies regarding rural
lands.
Policy 4.3.2 No partnerships established
Measurable Target (Policy)
within the County. The Treasure Coast
Regional Planning Council's
Comprehensive Economic Development
Strategy (CEDS) and Research Coast
Economic Development Plan, January
2006, may be used to provide guidance in
promoting economic activity within SRAs, in
addition to other resources. The strategies
set forth in the Economic Element of the
Comprehensive Plan are also to be utilized
in promoting economic activity within SRAs.
Policy 4.3.1 Extended incentives such as
job growth investment grants, ad valorem
tax adjustments and "fast track" permitting
to businesses that locate in accordance with
the requirements of Policies 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2
and 4.6.3 shall be encouraged.
Policy 4.3.2 The development of industry
and business by supporting public/private
partnerships to build the necessary
infrastructure shall be encouraged.
Rural Land Stewardship Area Overlay Sub-Element
Objective
Policy 4.3.3 No initiatives extended. LDRs
requires 500.000 gross square feet for target
industry.
Policy 4.3.3 Initiatives to attract industries
that create full-time, year-round, high-wage
and high-quality jobs shall be encouraged.
Policy 4.4 Policy met.
Policy 4.4 All privately owned lands within
the RLSA which meet the criteria set forth
herein and are designated on the Overlay
Map (RLSA Figure 1), as "Open" are eligible
for designation as an SRA, except land
delineated as a HYSA or HSA, or land that
has been designated as a Stewardship
Sending Area (SSA). Land proposed for
SRA designation shall meet suitability
criteria and other standards described in
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Policy 4.5 The County
intends to review and revise
all Goals, Objectives and
Policies regarding rural
lands.
Conditions
Policy 4.5 Policy met. Process for approval of
SSA provided for in RLSA Overlay Ordinance.
Current
Policy 4.6 The County
intends to review and revise
all Goals, Objectives and
Policies regarding rural
lands.
Policy 4.6 RLSA Overlay Ordinance provides
guidelines for SRA development.
Measurable Target (Policy)
these Objective 4 Policies.
Policy 4.5 Land becomes designated as an
SRA upon application by the property owner
to St. Lucie County seeking such
designation and the adoption of the
ordinance by the BOCC granting the
designation. The basis for approval shall be
a finding by the BOCC of consistency with
the policies of the RLSA Overlay,
compliance with the RLSA LDRS, and
confirmation in the manner as prescribed by
the RLSA LDRs that the applicant has
acquired or will acquire sufficient
Stewardship Credits to create the type of
SRA (whether RLSA Town, RLSA Village or
CRD) for the amount of acres requested in
the SRA application. Prior to the
designation of an SRA by the BOCC, the
County shall provide the Florida Department
of Community Affairs a period of 30 days to
review the proposed receiving area for
consistency with the RLSA Overlay and to
provide comments to the County.
Policy 4.6 There are three specific forms of
development allowed within SRAs, of which
require a functional and integrated mix of
uses in accordance with Policies 4.6.1,
4.6.2 and 4.6.3. These are RLSA Town,
RLSA Village and CRD. The required
characteristics of a RLSA Town, RLSA
Village and CRD are set forth in the
Stewardship Receiving Area Characteristics
Chart, adopted within this Overlay as RLSA
Figure 5. The County shall, through the
RLSA LDRs, adopt specific regulations,
guidelines and standards for SRAs in
accordance with these policies. Each
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Objective
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Policy 4.6.1 The County
intends to review and revise
all Goals, Objectives and
Policies regarding rural
lands.
Comments
Conditions
Policy 4.6.1 RLSA Overlay Ordinance
provides guidelines for SRA development.
Current
Land Stewardship Area Overlay Sub-Element
Measurable Target (Policy)
development form shall be in accordance
with the requirements set forth in RLSA
Figure 5. The SRA residential density is
calculated by dividing the total number of
residential units in an SRA by the overall
area inside the SRA boundary. The SRA
residential density does not restrict net
residential density of parcels within an SRA.
The size and specific density (between the
minimum and maximum set forth in RLSA
Figure 5) for each SRA will be determined
during the SRA designation review and
approval process. Upon the last to occur of
the following: (1) recordation of a
Stewardship Easement Agreement in the
public records of St. Lucie County pursuant
to Policy 1.6 for the SSA or SSAs required
for that SRA; (2) if the owner of the SRA is
other than the owner of the SSA, written
acceptance of the conveyance of
Stewardship Credits by the owner of the
SRA; and (3) approval of the BOCC of the
SRA pursuant to Policies 1.14 and 4.5 and
the expiration of any applicable appeal or
challenge periods, the underlying density of
the SRA property shall cease to exist.
Policy 4.6.1 RLSA Towns are the largest
and most diverse form of SRA. RLSA
Towns shall be not less than 1,000 acres or
more than 5,000 acres and shall be
designed to provide for a broad range of
residential and nonresidential uses in
accordance with the required Stewardship
Receiving Area Characteristics Chart
(RLSA Figure 5). A master plan is required
for a RLSA Town as a component of the
Rura
Objective
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Objective
SRA application and shal
Include clearly defined neighborhoods
with each having its own identity and
character and providing focal points,
such as neighborhood-scale retail,
office, civic uses, schools, parks and
other public places.
Foster an urban, pedestrian-oriented
environment in a mixed-use town
center by co-locating residential,
retail/office, civic and other uses in the
town center; creating functional and
aesthetically pleasing spatial
relationships between streets,
sidewalks and building facades;
providing for shared and alternative
parking in the town center; and locating
higher-density residential areas
proximate to the town center.
Promote internal capture of shopping
and business trips by facilitating walk-
to shopping and employment,
maximizing bicycle and pedestrian
mobility; providing a connected
pathway, bikeway and multi-use trail
system; and reserving adequate sites
for transit stops and shelters for
construction when transit service
becomes available to the RLSA Town.
.
.
.
Achieve connectivity through an
interconnected network of roads and
streets and block designs, as
established in the RLSA LDRs, to
provide multiple pathways allowing for
trip dispersion and reduced trip
lengths.
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Rural land Stewardship Area Overlay Sub-Element
Objective Measurable Target (Policy)
Conditions
Current
Include a Transportation Demand
Management (TDM) program for non-
residential uses in the RLSA Town.
Provide for a range of housing types
and price levels to accommodate
diverse ages and incomes, including
adequate housing for the RLSA Town's
very low-, low- and moderate-income
households, reasonably accessible to
the RLSA Town's places of
employment.
Integrate open space in neighborhoods
throughout the RLSA Town through
features such as but not limited to
greens and squares, greenways, multi-
use trails, community parks,
neighborhood parks and tot lots.
Include in each phase of development
for the RLSA Town a reasonable
balance of residential and non-
residential uses, reflecting market
trends and projections for absorption,
in order to ensure a land use balance
at build-out that is consistent with
RLSA Figure 5.
.
.
.
.
The RLSA LDC shall set
forth the specific information
that shall be included on any
RLSA Town master plan.
.
RLSA Towns shall have parks or public
green spaces within all neighborhoods.
RLSA Towns shall include a minimum of 5
acres of community park per 1,000 people.
RLSA Town plans shall be coordinated with
the St. Lucie County School Board to
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Comments
Conditions
Current
Policy 4.6.2 The County
intends to review and revise
all Goals, Objectives and
Policies regarding rural
lands.
Policy 4.6.2 RLSA Overlay Ordinance
provides guidelines for RLSA Villages
provide for the appropriate range of
schools. To the extent possible, schools
and parks shall be located adjacent to each
other and be sized and located to enable
children to walk or bicycle to them. In
coordination with the St. Lucie County
School District, the RLSA Town's master
plan shall identify a "Safe Route to Schools
and Parks" through a system of sidewalks,
pathways and trails.
Policy 4.6.2 RLSA Villages shall provide for
a diversity of housing types and mix of uses
appropriate to the scale and character of
the particular RLSA Village. RLSA Villages
shall be not less than 500 acres or more
than 1,000 acres and shall comply with the
required Stewardship Receiving Area
Characteristics Chart (RLSA Figure 5). A
master plan for a RLSA Village is required
as a component of the SRA application and
shall:
(Policy)
Measurable Target
Objective
Include clearly defined neighborhoods
with each having its own identity and
character and providing focal points,
such as neighborhood-scale retail,
office, civic uses, schools, parks and
other public places.
Foster an urban, pedestrian-oriented
environment by co-locating residential,
retail/office, civic and other uses in a
village center; creating functional and
aesthetically pleasing spatial
relationships between streets,
sidewalks and building facades;
providing for shared and alternative
parking in the villaQe center; and
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locating higher-density residential
areas proximate to the village center.
Promote internal capture of shopping
and business trips by facilitating walk-
to shopping and employment,
maximizing bicycle and pedestrian
mobility; providing a connected
pathway, bikeway and multi-use trail
system; and reserving adequate sites
for transit stops and shelters for
construction when transit service
becomes available to the RLSA
Village.
.
Objective
Achieve connectivity through an
interconnected network of roads and
streets and block designs, as
established in the RLSA LDRs, to
provide multiple pathways allowing for
trip dispersion and reduced trip
lengths.
Include a Transportation Demand
Management (TDM) program for non-
residential uses in the RLSA Village.
Provide for a range of housing types
and price levels to accommodate
diverse ages and incomes, including
adequate housing for the RLSA
Village's very low-, low- and moderate-
income households, reasonably
accessible to the RLSA Village's
places of employment.
Integrate open space in neighborhoods
throughout the RLSA Village through
features such as but not limited to
greens and squares, greenways, multi-
use trails, community parks
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neighborhood parks and tot lots.
Include in each phase of development
for the RLSA Village a reasonable
balance of residential and non-
residential uses, reflecting market
trends and projections for absorption.
in order to ensure a land use balance
at build-out that is consistent with
RLSA Figure 5.
.
The RLSA LDC shall set
forth the specific information
that shall be included on any
RLSA Village master plan.
.
RLSA Villages shall have parks or public
green spaces within all neighborhoods.
RLSA Villages shall include a minimum of 5
acres of community park per 1,000 people.
Policy 4.6.3 The County
intends to review and revise
all Goals, Objectives and
Policies regarding rural
lands.
in
Policy 4.6.3 CRD guidelines provided for
RLSA Overlay Ordinance.
RLSA Village plans shall be coordinated
with the St. Lucie County School Board to
provide for the appropriate range of
schools, as applicable, in accordance with
the size of the RLSA Village. To the extent
possible, schools and parks shall be located
adjacent to each other and be sized and
located to enable children to walk or bicycle
to them. In coordination with the St. Lucie
County School District, the RLSA Village's
master plan shall identify a "Safe Route to
Schools and Parks" through a system of
sidewalks, pathways and trails.
Policy 4.6.3 Compact Rural Development
(CRD) is a form of SRA that shall support
and further St. Lucie County's valued
attributes and characteristics as defined in
the preamble to the Comprehensive Plan by
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allowing an eco-tourism lodge, office,
welcome center or research facility that
would have a unique set of uses and
support services different from a traditional
residential village. It could contain transient
lodging facilities and services appropriate to
eco-tourists or researchers, but may not
provide for the range of services that are
necessary to support permanent residents.
CRDs provide flexibility with respect to the
mix of uses and design standards. A CRD
may include, but is not required to have,
permanent residential housing, but only if
the housing supports and is associated with
the proposed non-residential use(s).A CRD
shall conform to the characteristics as set
forth in RLSA Figure 5 with a minimum size
of 20 acres and a maximum size of 100
acres.. To maintain a proportion of CRDs to
RLSA Villages and RLSA Towns, a RLSA
Village or RLSA Town must be approved
prior to not more than 3 CRDs.
Objective
Policy 4.7 The County
intends to review and revise
all Goals, Objectives and
Policies regarding rural
lands.
RLSA Overlay
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for
Provided
Policy 4.7
Ordinance.
The RLSA LDRs shall set forth the specific
information that shall be included on any
CRD master plan.
Policy 4.7 An SRA may be contiguous to an
HYSA or HSA designated on the Overlay
Map (RLSA Figure 1), or a designated SSA,
but shall not encroach into such areas, and
shall buffer such areas as described in
Policy 4.9. An SRA may be contiguous to
and served by a WRA for water
management, passive recreation or habitat
functions, without requiring special buffering
and without requiring the WRA to be
designated as an SRA in accordance with
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Policy 4.8 The County
intends to review and revise
all Goals, Objectives and
Policies regarding rural
lands.
9 The County
review and revise
Objectives and
regarding rural
Policy 4
intends to
all Goals,
Policies
lands.
RLSA Overlay
Policy 4.9 Buffer provided for in RLSA Overlay
Ordinance, however, specific uses are not
detailed.
n
for
Provided
Policy 4.8
Ordinance
Measurable Target
Policy 3.9.
Policy 4.8 An SRA must contain sufficient
suitable land to accommodate the planned
development in an environmentally
acceptable manner. The primary means of
directing development away from wetlands
and critical habitat is the prohibition of
locating SRAs in HYSAs and HSAs. To
further direct development away from
wetlands and critical habitat, lands having a
Natural Resource Index (NRI) value of
greater than 1.4 shall be conserved. NRI
values are illustrated on the Natural
Resource Index Map (RLSA Figure 3). NRI
values above 1.4 are shown in green and
NRI values of 1.4 or below are shown in
brown. The NRI value does not include the
Agricultural Index value of 1.0. SRAs may
only be located in areas designated as
"Open" and shown in pink on the Overlay
Map (RLSA Figure 1), and having an NRI
value of 1.4 or below.
Policy 4.9 Where an SRA adjoins a HYSA
or HSA designated on the Overlay Map
(RLSA Figure 1), a designated Stewardship
Sending Area (SSA) or lands designated on
the County's Future Land Use Map as
Conservation, open space within that SRA
shall be used to provide a buffer between
that SRA and that designated HYSA, HSA
or Conservation lands. This buffer shall be
designed to protect adjacent natural
resources, based upon specific site
conditions, the resources to be protected,
and the location and type of proximate uses
in the SRA. The following uses are
prohibited in buffers to designated HYSAs,
(Policy)
Objective
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Policy 4.10 The County
intends to review and revise
all Goals, Objectives and
Policies regarding rural
lands.
Conditions
Policy 4.10 Policy to be met administratively
or within agreement.
Current
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HSAs, SSAs and Conservation lands:
residential and non-residential
development; active recreation areas; roads
and multi-modal transportation corridors
except for limited crossings for purposes of
access when designed to protect natural
resources; and buildings other than
structures accessory to compatible
agricultural or passive recreational uses.
Allowable uses within HYSA, HSA, SSA,
and Conservation buffers may include:
compatible agricultural uses; limited
crossings for roads or multi-modal
transportation facilities for purposes of
access when designed to protect natural
resources; connections to present and
future regional trail systems, if any; lakes;
passive recreational uses; hiking trails;
greenways; habitat restoration;
birdwatching; and similar uses. Best
management and planning practices, as
adopted by the applicable government
agencies, shall be required to minimize
adverse impacts to such buffers. Use of
any fertilizer or pesticide shall be consistent
with the practices in the adjacent HYSA,
HSA, SSA or designated Conservation
lands and there shall be no planting of any
exotic nuisance species.
Policy 4.10 Where an SRA adjoins a WRA
designated on the Overlay Map (RLSA
Figure 1), best management and planning
practices, as adopted by the applicable
government agencies, shall be utilized to
prevent ground water table draw down or
diversion from adversely affecting the
adjacent WRA. Detention and control
Objective
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Policy 4.11 The County
intends to review and revise
all Goals, Objectives and
Policies regarding rural
lands.
Policy 4.11 The County
intends to review and revise
all Goals, Objectives and
Policies regarding rural
lands.
RLSA Overlay
Policy 4.12 Roadway access and
transportation impact assessment provided for
in RLSA Overlay Ordinance.
in
Conditions
Provided for
Current
Policy 4.11
Ordinance
Measurable Target (Policy)
elevations shall be established to protect
and conserve any such natural areas and
be consistent with surrounding land and
project control elevations and water tables.
Policy 4.11 Each SRA must include an edge
area to provide a transition from the SRA to
adjacent land uses. The edge area shall be
designed to be compatible with the
character of the adjoining property, based
upon specific site conditions. The edge
area of an SRA may include: open space;
landscape buffers; forested or reforested
areas; compatible agricultural uses; roads
or multi-modal transportation facilities;
connections to present and future regional
trail systems, if any; active or passive
recreational areas; greenways; habitat
restoration; storm water lakes or ponds;
f1owways; and similar uses unless otherwise
prohibited by Policy 4.9.
Policy 4.12 Each SRA must have either
direct access to a County collector or
arterial road or indirect access via a road
provided by the developer that has
adequate capacity to accommodate the
proposed development in accordance with
accepted transportation planning standards.
Connections between SRAs and other
portions of the RLSA Overlay shall use rural
design and rural road corridors, as part of
the SRA designation, including typical cross
sections consistent with the land uses
served by such connections, and
opportunities for present and future multi-
modal facilities, and connections to present
or future regional trail systems and
greenways. No SRA shall be approved
Objective
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Policy 4.13 The County
intends to review and revise
all Goals, Objectives and
Policies regarding rural
SRA
itions
nfrastructure analyzed in
Cond
Policy 4.13
application.
Current
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Measurable Target (Policy)
unless the capacity of County collector or
arterial road(s) serving the SRA is
demonstrated to be adequate in accordance
with the level of service standards
established in the St. Lucie County
Comprehensive Plan Transportation
Element in effect at the time of SRA
designation. A transportation impact
assessment shall adhere to the
requirements specified in the SRA section
of the RLSA LDRs. The RLSA LDRs shall
require that an SRA transportation impact
assessment shall be prepared and
submitted with the application for SRA
approval. The implementation of an
approved multi-use Development of
Regional Impact development order in an
SRA that meets the requirements of section
163.3180(12), F.S., may satisfy
transportation concurrency by paying its
proportionate fair-share contribution,
provided there .are sufficient funds to pay for
one or more improvements that will benefit
a regionally significant roadway. The
proportionate fair share shall be calculated
in accordance with section 163.3180(12),
F.S. For all other development within an
SRA, transportation concurrency
requirements may also be satisfied through
the proportionate fair-share provisions of St.
Lucie County's adopted proportionate share
ordinance, pursuant to section
163.3180(16)(a), F.S.
Policy 4.13 An SRA shall have adequate
infrastructure available to serve its
proposed development, or its infrastructure
must be provided by the developer
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concurrently with the demand in accordance
with Section 163.3180 F.S. and the St.
Lucie County Concurrency Management
System regulations. The level of
infrastructure provided will depend on the
type of development, accepted civil
engineering practices, and RLSA LDR
requirements Infrastructure to be analyzed
and addressed in the SRA application
process includes:
Objective
Transportation
Potable water
Wastewater
Irrigation water
Storm water management
Solid waste
Schools
Parks and recreation
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
h)
Centralized or decentralized community
water and wastewater utilities are required
in RLSA Towns and RLSA Villages.
Centralized or decentralized community
water and wastewater utilities shall be
constructed, owned, operated and
maintained by St. Lucie County Utilities or
another governmental utility provider per an
interlocal agreement with the County. As
the RLSA Overlay, pursuant to Section
163.3177(11)(d), F.S., is outside the
County's urban services boundary, and
RLSA Towns and RLSA Villages will
therefore be outside the County's urban
services boundaries, such water and
wastewater utilities shall be included in the
County or other governmental utility service
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territory without the requirement to move
the urban services boundary. Developer
shall have the option of designing,
permitting, and constructing the water and
wastewater utility within the RLSA Overlay,
for the benefit of the County, using
innovative financing vehicles to fund or
provide satisfactory reimbursement for the
developer's investment and unreimbursed
expenses in design, permits, construction,
infrastructure, impacts and requirements,
including but not limited to community
development districts, or voluntary
assessment units. The water and
wastewater utility shall be conveyed to the
County upon receipt of the appropriate
operating permits. The provision of water
and wastewater utilities in the RLSA
Overlay shall not be delayed by any
potential future consolidation of utilities in
St. Lucie County into a regional utility
system. Innovative or alternative water and
wastewater treatment systems, such as
decentralized community treatment
systems, shall not be prohibited by this
policy, provided that they meet all
applicable regulatory criteria. Individual
potable water supply wells and septic
systems, limited to a maximum of 100
acres, are permitted on an interim basis
until services from a
centralized/decentralized community system
are available. Individual potable water
supply wells and septic systems may be
permitted in CRDs. Any potable water
systems shall meet Department of
Environmental Protection standards. Any
Objective
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meet
Comments
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of
Department
septic systems shal
Health standards.
Objective
Policy 4.14 The County
intends to review and revise
all Goals, Objectives and
Policies regarding rural
lands.
Policy 4.15 The County
intends to review and revise
all Goals, Objectives and
Policies regarding rural
lands.
Policy 4.15.1 The County
intends to review and revise
all Goals, Objectives and
Policies regarding rural
lands.
14 No amendments done.
15 Services limited to the RLSA.
15.1
No connection made.
Policy 4
Policy 4
Policy 4
Policy 4.14 If the infrastructure analysis
required as part of the SRA Application, as
set forth in Policy 4.13, identifies a need for
public facilities beyond that which is
included in the County's Future
Transportation Map, Capital Improvements
Element or Capital improvements Plan, then
such amendments to the Comprehensive
Plan shall be processed concurrently with
the SRA Application and any related
Development of Regional Impact application
for any SRA that exceeds the applicable
DRI threshold.
Policy 4.15 Central water and wastewater
services shall not be provided outside the
RLSA Overlay. The combination of SSAs
and SRAs within the RLSA Overlay results
in a sustainable form of development with
corresponding large areas of contiguous
environmental, agricultural and cultural
resource lands. To further guard against
urban sprawl outside of the RLSA Overlay
boundary, the following policies shall be
applied:
Policy 4.15.1 Although water, wastewater,
and other utilities to serve the RLSA
Overlay may run through areas outside the
RLSA Overlay, or as part of a regional
system, no connection of such services
outside the RLSA Overlay is allowed unless
those properties are also included in the
RLSA Overlay or as otherwise allowed by
future Comprehensive Plan amendment.
Policv 4.15.2 Although no restrictions shal
The County
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15.2
Policy 4
the
applicable because
Not
15.2
Policy 4
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intends to review and revise
all Goals, Objectives and
Policies regarding rural
lands.
Conditions
RLSA is surrounded by existing development.
Policy 4.15.3 The County
intends to review and revise
all Goals, Objectives and
Policies regarding rural
lands.
Policy 4.16 The County
intends to review and revise
all Goals, Objectives and
Policies regarding rural
lands.
Current
planned
Policy 4.16 Fiscal impact model not used.
RLSA Ordinance provides for fiscal neutrality.
are
Policy 4.15.3 No roadways
between the SSA and the SRA.
Land Stewardship Area Overlay Sub-Element
Measurable Target (Policy)
be placed on adjacent lands not within the
RLSA Overlay, the County shall, within two
years of the adoption of the RLSA Overlay,
establish additional incentives for property
outside any SRA boundary, to provide
buffers, greenways and other separations to
any approved SRA.
Policy 4.15.3 Although no restrictions shall
be placed on adjacent lands not within the
RLSA Overlay, the County shall restrict any
transportation connections to SRA
development from outside the RLSA
Overlay to only regional transportation
corridors. For example, transportation
connections from lands not within the RLSA
to an SRA that are not part of a regional
corridor are prohibited. If such adjacent
property is included in the RLSA Overlay in
the future, this prohibition would not apply.
Policy 4.16 In addition to meeting the
Concurrency Management System
requirements at the time of final local
development orders, approved development
within each SRA must demonstrate that, as
a whole, it will be fiscally neutral or positive
to St. Lucie County, including capital and
operational costs, at the end of the first ten
years of development, and every five (5)
years thereafter, and at the horizon year
(build-out). This demonstration will be made
for each independent unit of government
responsible for the services listed below,
using one of the following methodologies:
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Objective
a. St. Lucie County Fiscal Impact Model.
The fiscal impact model officially adopted
and maintained by St. Lucie County.
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b. Alternative Fiscal Impact Model. If St.
Lucie County has not adopted a fiscal
impact model as indicated above, the
applicant may develop an alternative
fiscal impact model using a methodology
approved by St. Lucie County. The
model methodology will be consistent
with the Fiscal Impact Analysis Model
("FlAM") developed by the State of
Florida. The BOCC may grant exceptions
to this policy of fiscal neutrality to
accommodate very low-, low-, and
moderate-income housing.
Measurable Target
Objective
St. Lucie County shall, through the RLSA
LDRs, provide for: 1) the demonstration of
fiscal neutrality at the time of development
approval within each SRA; 2) the monitoring
of fiscal neutrality at the end of the first ten
years of development, and every five (5)
years thereafter, and at the horizon year
(build-out); 3) modification of the project or
other remedial measures in the event a
negative fiscal impact is identified; and 4)
the authorization of techniques that support
fiscal self-sufficiency such as Community
Development Districts, Independent Special
Districts, private partnership agreements,
and public-private developer or interlocal
agreements. At a minimum, the fiscal
analysis shall consider both capital and
operating costs of the following public
facilities and services: transportation,
potable water, wastewater, irrigation water,
storm water management, solid waste,
parks, law enforcement, and schools.
Development phasing and funding
mechanisms under a final development
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Policy 4.17 The County
intends to review and revise
all Goals, Objectives and
Policies regarding rural
lands.
Policy 4.18 The County
intends to review and revise
all Goals, Objectives and
Policies regarding rural
lands.
required
Policy 4.18 Public benefit defined in RLSA
Overlay Ordinance. Credit requirement to
entitle one acre provided for in ordinance as
well.
Conditions
7 Open space is
Current
Policy 4
(Policy)
order shall address any adverse impacts to
adopted minimum levels of service
standards adopted in the St. Lucie County
Comprehensive Plan and Land
Development Code. An enforceable
developer agreement shall be required to
ensure that public facilities provided by the
developer are completed in accordance with
Florida law. Such a developer agreement
may authorize the developer to assign any
obligation for construction, operation or
maintenance of a public facility to a
Community Development District,
Independent Special District or other unit of
local government.
Policy 4.17 Within the RLSA Overlay,
agriculture and open space, which by
definition shall include public and private
conservation lands, designated SSAs, water
retention and management areas and
recreation uses, will continue to be the
dominant land use. Within SRAs, Open
Space shall be provided to serve the
forecasted population and uses within the
SRA. To ensure that SRA residents have
Open Space proximate to their homes,
Open Space shall comprise a minimum of
thirty-five percent of the gross acreage of an
individual SRA RLSA Town, RLSA Village,
or CRDs.
Policy 4.18 Seven (7) Credits shall be
required to entitle each acre of land
included in an SRA, except for open space
in excess of the required thirty-five percent
or for land that is designated for a public
benefit use described in Policy 4.18. In
order to promote sustainable, mixed use
Objective
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Policy 4.19 The County
intends to review and revise
all Goals, Objectives and
Policies regarding rural
lands.
Policy 4.20 The County
intends to review and revise
all Goals, Objectives and
Policies regarding Rural
Lands.
Policy 4.21 The County
intends to review and revise
all Goals, Objectives and
RLSA Overlay
Policy 4.20 Provided for in RLSA Overlay
Ordinance. Policy should be corrected to
reference Policy 4.18.
Policy 4.21
in
No agreement made.
for
Conditions
Provided
Policy 4.19
Ordinance
Current
Rural Land Stewardship Area Overlay Sub-Element
Measurable Target (Policy)
development and provide the necessary
support facilities and services to residents
of rural areas, the SRA approval shall entitle
a full range of uses supportive of the
residential population of an SRA, with
densities and intensities of use as provided
for in RLSA Figure 5. Such uses, densities
and intensities shall be identified, located
and quantified in the SRA plan.
Policy 4.19 The acreage of an approved
public benefit use shall not count toward the
gross acreage limits described in RLSA
Figure 5 nor shall it require the consumption
of Stewardship Credits. For the purpose of
this Section, public benefit uses include
public and private schools (preK-12), public
or private post secondary institutions and
ancillary uses, very-low, low and moderate
income housing, future transportation
corridors including transit, community parks
exceeding the minimum requirements of
RLSA Figure 5, regional parks, agricultural,
environmental or natural resource research
centers, and governmental facilities.
Policy 4.20 If an HYSA, HSA or WRA
designated in the RLSA Overlay Map
(RLSA Figure 1), is contiguous to an SRA
and is available to the public for passive
recreation purposes, its acreage may count
toward the thirty-five percent open space
requirement outlined in Policy 4.16, so long
as the same acreage is not relied upon to
generate Stewardship Credits for
development within the SRA.
Policy 4.21 Pursuant to Section
163.3177(11 )(d)4.c, F.S., any SRA that
includes residential housing shall also
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Policy 4.22 The County
intends to review and revise
all Goals, Objectives and
Policies regarding rural
lands.
Comments
regarding
Policies
lands
affordable
for
Conditions
Policy 4.22 No partnerships
housing developed.
Current
Rural Land Stewardship Area Overlay Sub-Element
Measurable Target (Policy)
provide for adequate affordable or
workforce housing, in the amount of 8% of
the residential units in that SRA on-site,
including very-low, low and moderate
income housing, for the development
anticipated in the SRA. Adequate
affordable or workforce housing shall be
determined on the basis of an analysis
applying the standards under Rule 9J-
2.048, FAC., regardless of whether the
development within the SRA is required to
undergo DRI review pursuant to Section
380.06, F.S.
Policy 4.22 In order to provide opportunities
for the inclusion of very-low, low and
moderate income housing in each SRA
having residential housing, the County shall,
among other possibilities not specifically
listed herein, consider opportunities to
partner with Habitat for Humanity for
adequate affordable housing in each SRA;
consider opportunities to partner with the
Florida Housing Finance Corporation;
consider the possibility of creating a
Community Land Trust (allowing for
separate ownership of house and land;
creation of a non-profit organization that will
own the land for future adequate affordable
housing development; and consideration of
opportunities to offer long term leases to
individuals, community groups or
businesses); consider accepting the
donation of home sites from a developer
within an SRA for another entity to build
work force housing on the donated site;
consider opportunities for tax abatement
(waive property tax) on work force housing
Objective
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Policy 4.23 The County
intends to review and revise
all Goals, Objectives and
Policies regarding rural
lands.
Policy 4.24 The County
intends to review and revise
all Goals, Objectives and
Policies regarding rural
lands.
Policy 4.25 The County
intends to review and revise
all Goals, Objectives and
Policies regarding rural
lands.
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Policy 4.23 Policy met
Policy 4.24 Policy met.
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home sites; and the use of available state
and federal assistance and funding
programs. This is not an exhaustive list and
shall not be a limitation upon the types of
strategies that may be utilized to provide
adequate affordable housing.
Policy 4.23 Intergovernmental coordination
with local governments adjacent to SRAs
shall be encouraged to allow those local
governments to comment on development
regulations, guidelines and standards for
SRAs for those impacts caused by the
development to those local governments
and their facilities.
Policy 4.24 SRAs shall be required to utilize
a water reuse system to meet all the
irrigation needs of the proposed SRA, to the
extent reuse water is available. The water
utility infrastructure for each SRA will be
designed to include both potable and reuse
water so that landscaped areas, open
space and other potential users can be
served by either water system. There shall
be no cross connection between the potable
and reuse water. Potable water supply may
only be used for irrigation when a sufficient
volume of reuse water is unavailable.
Policy 4.25 Applicants will cooperate with
St. Lucie County as it investigates green
building technology and considers adopting
green building standards.
Measurable Target (Policy)
Objective
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5. Assessment of Chanaes to Florida Statutes and State and
Reaional Policv Plan
Chapter 163.3191 (2)(f) F .S. requires that the Evaluation and Appraisal Report (EAR)
contain an evaluation and assessment of relevant changes to the State Comprehensive
Plan (187.201, F.S.), Chapter 163, F.S. Rule 9J-5 and the Treasure Coast Regional
Planning Council's Strategic Regional Policy Plan, since adoption of the last EAR update
amendments. This analysis was conducted utilizing all of the changes that have occurred to
these documents since 2002, when the St. Lucie County completed its last EAR-Based
Amendments. When an inconsistency was identified, such as a requirement not currently
addressed in the County Comprehensive Plan, the appropriate element is identified for
update.
State Comprehensive Plan
The State Comprehensive Plan was amended in 1999 by Chapter 99-378 to include policies
related to urban policy. Goal 17 identified as Downtown Revitalization was amended and
entitled Urban and Downtown Revitalization. The goal was modified to state that "In
recognition of the importance of Florida's vital urban centers and of the need to develop and
redevelop downtowns to the state's ability to use..,"
The following policies, 4 through 12, were added:
4. Promote and encourage communities to engage in a redesign step to include public
participation of members of the community in envisioning redevelopment goals and
design of the community core before redevelopment.
5. Ensure that local governments have adequate flexibility to determine and address
their urban priorities within the state urban policy.
6. Enhance the linkages between land use, water use, and transportation planning in
state, regional, and local plans for current and future designated urban areas.
7. Develop concurrency requirements that do not compromise public health and safety
for urban areas that promote redevelopment efforts.
8. Promote processes for the state, general purpose local governments, school boards,
and local community colleges to coordinate and cooperate regarding education
facilities in urban areas, including planning functions, the development of joint
facilities and the reuse of existing buildings.
9. Encourage the development of mass transit systems for urban centers, including
multimodal transportation feeder systems, as a priority of local, metropolitan, regional
and state transportation planning.
10. Locate appropriate public facilities within urban centers to demonstrate public
commitment to the centers and to encourage the private sector development.
11. Integrate state programs that have been developed to promote economic
development and neighborhood revitalization through incentives to promote the
development of designated urban infill areas.
12. Promote infill development and redevelopment as an important mechanism to
revitalize and sustain urban centers.
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Chapter 2002-387 repealing the education goals and policies 187.201 (1) of the State
Comprehensive Plan also amended policies in 2002.
Items 9-12 are already addressed through existing adopted provisions, which emphasize
urban infill, redevelopment, and the promotion of mass transit for urban centers. The St.
Lucie County Comprehensive Plan is consistent with the State Comprehensive Plan in
Chapter 187. F.S. The EAR-based amendments may include some refinements to the
goals, objectives, and policies of the County's Comprehensive Plan furthering its
consistency with these added State Comprehensive Plan policies.
In 2008, various changes were made in the State Comprehensive Plan (Chapter 187, F.S.)
that address low-carbon-emitting electric power plants. Corresponding changes to Chapter
163, F.S. were made as well. These changes to Chapter 163 are addressed in Table 5.1.
Treasure Coast Strategic Regional Policy Plan
Chapter 186, F .S. governs the adoption and revision of the Strategic Regional Policy Plans
(SRPP) governed by Regional Planning Councils. The 1998 Evaluation and Appraisal
Report analyzed the St. Lucie County Comprehensive Plan in reference to policies in the
Treasure Coast Strategic Regional Policy Plan (TCSRPP), which was adopted on December
15, 1995. Recommended changes were incorporated into the EAR-based amendments in
2002 and reviewed by the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council.
Changes to Rule 9J-5 F.A.C.
Rule 9J-5 F.A.C. establishes the minimum criteria for the preparation, review and
determination of compliance of the comprehensive plans and plan amendments pursuant to
the Local Government Comprehensive Planning and Land Development Regulation Act,
Chapter 163, F .S. There have been no changes to 9J-5 since 2001.
Changes to Chapter 163, F.S.
Chapter 163 Part II provides GROWTH POLICY; COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL PLANNING,
LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATION. Subsection 163.3164, F.S. known as the Local
Government Comprehensive Planning and Land Development Regulation Act, governs
comprehensive planning in the State of Florida.
An analysis of all changes to Chapter 163, F.S. having occurred since the adoption of the
County's Comprehensive Plan in 1989 is provided in Table 5.1. The changes are
summarized by year including appropriate citations.
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CHANGES IN Chapter 163 and the Florida Admmistrative Code
Needed
T Amendment
I by Element
I
I
I
Table 5.1 Changes m Chapter 163. Florida Statutes
Addressed
{where/howl
Chapter 163,
F.S. Citations
1 11
to Chapter 163
Intergovernmental
Coordination Element
No
N/A*
Laws of Florida]
ss
74
F.S.
Changes
110
Intergovernmental
Coordination Element! Potable
Water Sub-Element!
Conservation Element
[Water Supply Plan
amendments expected to be
adopted in November 2008.]
Conservation Element [Water
Supply Plan amendments
expected to be adopted in
November 2008.].
Intergovernmental
Coordination Element Policy
[Water Supply Plan
amendments expected to be
adopted in November 2008.]
Procedural
Procedural
Procedural
2002-2008
2002: [Ch. 2002-296
Required that all agencies that review comprehensive 163.31
plan amendments and rezoning include a nonvoting
representative of the district school board.
Required coordination of local comprehensive plan
with the regional water supply plan.
Plan amendments for school-siting maps are exempt
from s. 163.3187(1)'s limitation on frequency.
Required that by adoption of the EAR. the sanitary
sewer, solid waste, drainage, potable water and natural
groundwater aquifer recharge element consider the
regional water supply plan and include a 10-year work
plan to build the identified water supply facilities.
163.3177(4)(a)
163.3177(6)(a)
63.3177(6)(c)
111
112
113
163.3177(6)(d)
Required consideration of the regional water supply
plan in the preparation of the conservation element.
114
163.3177(6)(h)
ntergovernmental
Coordination Element
Procedural
N/A
163.3177(6)(h)4
163.3177(6)(h)6
7.. & 8
Required that the intergovernmental coordination
element (Intergovernmental Coordination Element)
include relationships, principles and guidelines to be
used in coordinating comp plan with regional water
supply plans.
Required the local governments adopting a public
educational facilities element execute an inter-local
agreement with the district school board, the county,
and non-exempting municipalities.
Required that counties larger than 100,000 population
and their municipalities submit a inter-local service
delivery agreements (existing and proposed, deficits or
duplication in the provisions of service) report to DCA by
January 1, 2004. Each local government is required to
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116
117
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Needed
Amendment
by Element
Addressed
(where/how)
Repealed
Procedural
Procedural
Procedural
Procedural
Procedural
Procedural
N/A*
N/A
N/A
N/A
Chapter 163,
F.S. Citations
163.3177(6)(h)9
[Now repealed]
163.3184(3), (4)
(6), (7), and (8)
163.3184(15)(c)
163.3187(1 )(k)
163.3184(1 )(a)
163.3184(1 )(b)
163.31776
163.31777
163.3180(4)(c)
Changes to Chapter 163, F.S. 2002-2008
update its Intergovernmental Coordination Element
based on the findings of the report. DCA will meet with
affected parties to discuss and id strategies to remedy
any deficiencies or duplications.
Required local governments and special districts to
provide recommendations for statutory changes for
annexation to the Legislature by February 1, 2003.
NOTE: this requirement repealed by Ch. 2005-290, s. 2
LOF.
Added a new Section 163.31776 that allows a county,
to adopt an optional public educational facilities element
in cooperation with the applicable school board.
Added a new Section 163.31777 that requires local
governments and school boards to enter into an inter-
local agreement that addresses school siting, enrollment
forecasting, school capacity, infrastructure and safety
needs of schools, schools as emergency shelters, and
sharing of facilities.
Added a provision that the concurrency requirement
for transportation facilities may be waived by plan
amendment for urban infill and redevelopment areas.
Expanded the definition of "affected persons" to
include property owners who own land abutting a
change to a future land use map.
Expanded the definition of "in compliance" to
include consistency with Section 163.31776 (public
educational facilities element).
Streamlined the timing of comprehensive plan
amendment review.
Required that local governments provide a sign-in form
at the transmittal hearing and at the adoption hearing for
persons to provide their names and addresses.
Exempted amendments related to providing
transportation improvements to enhance life safety on
"controlled access major arterial highways" from the
limitation on the frequency of plan amendments
contained in s.163.3187(1).
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120
122
123
126
124
125
119
121
Adopted
28.2008
October
5-4
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Needed
Amendment
by Element
2.
158; ch. 03-286. s. 61, Laws of Florida
N/A Procedural
Addressed
(where/how)
Addressed in Chapter
Procedural
Procedural
Procedural
N/A*
N/A
Chapter 163,
F.S. Citations
163-3191(2)(1)
s.
163.3187(1)
163.3194(6)
s. 1; ch. 03-261
163.3162
163.3215
163.3246
Changes to Chapter 163, F.S. 2002-2008
Required EARs to include (1) consideration of the
appropriate regional water supply plan, and (2) an
evaluation of whether past reductions in land use
densities in coastal high hazard areas have impaired
property rights of current residents where
redevelopment occurs
Allowed local governments to establish a special
master process to assist the local governments with
challenges to local development orders for consistency
with the comprehensive plan.
Created the Local Government Comprehensive
Planning Certification Program to allow less state and
regional oversight of comprehensive plan process if the
local government meets certain criteria.
Added a provision to Section 380.06(24), Statutory
Exemptions, that exempts from the requirements for
developments of regional impact, any water port or
marina development if the relevant local government
has adopted a "boating facility siting plan or policy"
(which includes certain specified criteria) as part of the
coastal management element or future land use element
of its comprehensive plan. The adoption of the boating
facility siting plan or policy is exempt from the limitation
on the frequency of plan amendments contained in
s.163.3187(1).
Prohibited a local government, under certain conditions,
from denying an application for development
approval for a requested land use for certain proposed
solid waste management facilities.
2003: [Ch. 03-1, ss. 14-15; ch. 03-162,
Creates the Agricultural Lands and Practices Act.
127
128
129
130
131
(2): Provides legislative findings and purpose with
respect to agricultural activities and duplicative
regulation.
132
Adopted
October 28. 2008
5-5
and
"farm o(!eration
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Defines the terms "farm,
(3)
Needed
Amendment
by Element
Addressed
(where/how)
N/A*
Chapter 163,
F.S. Citations
Changes to Chapter 163, F.S. 2002-2008
"farm product" for purposes of the act.
(4): Prohibits a county from adopting any ordinance
resolution, regulation, rule, or policy to prohibit or
otherwise limit a bona fide farm operation on land that
is classified as agricultural land.
(4)(a): Provides that the act does not limit the powers
of a county under certain circumstances.
(4)(b): Clarifies that a farm operation may not expand
its operations under certain circumstances.
t the powers of
lim
(4)(c): Provides that the act does not
certain counties.
N/A
163.3167(6)
163.3177(6)(k)
163.31776
(4)(d): Provides that certain county ordinances are not
deemed to be a duplication of regulation.
Changes "State Comptroller" references to "Chief
Financial Officer."
Provides for certain airports to abandon DRI
133
134
135
Procedural
Procedural
orders
Throughout s.163.3177, F.S., citations for Ch. 235, F.S.
are changed to cite the appropriate section of Ch. 1013,
F S.
Procedural
163.31777
Throughout s.163.31777, F.S., citationsforCh. 235,
F.S., are changed to cite the appropriate section of Ch
1013, F.S.
136
s. 2, Laws of Florida
1~2; ch. 04-384
(10) NA
ss
1-4; ch. 04-372, ss. 2-5; ch. 04-381
163.3167
2004: [Ch. 04~5. s. 11; ch. 04-37, s. 1; ch. 04~230, ss
(10): Amended to conform to the repeal of the Florida
High-Speed Rail Transportation Act. and the creation
of the Florida High-Speed Rail Authority Act.
137
(13) Potable Water
ElementlWater Supply Plan
Data Inventory and Analysis
(13): Created to require local governments to identify
adequate water supply sources to meet future
demand.
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5-6
Created to limit the effect of judicial
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(14)
Addressed Amendment Needed
(where/how) by Element
(6)(a)-(11)(f) Procedural
Adopted
October 28. 2008
N/A*
N/A
Chapter 163,
F.S. Citations
Changes to Chapter 163, F.S. 2002-2008
determinations issued subsequent to certain
development orders pursuant to adopted land
development regulations.
(1): Provides legislative findings on the compatibility of
development with military installations.
138
Creates
163.3175
(2): Provides for the exchange of information relating
to proposed land use decisions between counties and
local governments and military installations.
(3): Provides for responsive comments by the
commanding officer or his/her designee.
(4): Provides for the county or affected local government
to take such comments into consideration.
(5): Requires the representative of the military
installation to be an ex-officio, nonvoting member of
the county's or local government's land planning or
zoning board.
163.3177
(6): Encourages the commanding officer to provide
information on community planning assistance
grants.
(6)(a):
· Changed to require local governments to amend
the future land use element by June 30, 2006 to
include criteria to achieve compatibility with military
installations.
· Changed to specifically encourage rural land
stewardship area designation as an overlay on the
future land use map.
139
(6)(c): Extended the deadline adoption of the water
supply facilities work plan amendment until
December 1, 2006; provided for updating the work plan
every five years; and exempts such amendment from
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Needed
Amendment
by Element
Addressed
(where/how)
N/A*
Chapter 163,
F.S. Citations
Changes to Chapter 163, F.S. 2002-2008
the limitation on frequency of adoption of amendments.
(10)(1): Provides for the coordination by the state land
planning agency and the Department of Defense on
compatibility issues for military installations.
(11 )(d)1.: Requires DCA, in cooperation with other
specified state agencies, to provide assistance to local
governments in implementing provisions relating to
rural land stewardship areas.
multi-county rural land
(11 )(d)2.: Provides for
stewardship areas
including the
rural land
(11 )(d)3.-4: Revises requirements,
acreage threshold for designating a
stewardship area.
11 (d)6.j RLSA Overlay Sub-
element meets this criteria.
(11)(d)6.j.: Provides that transferable rural land use
credits may be assigned at different ratios according to
the natural resource or other beneficial use
characteristics of the land.
(11 )(e): Provides legislative findings regarding mixed-
use, high-density urban infill and redevelopment
projects; requires DCA to provide technical assistance
to local governments.
(11)(f): Provides legislative findings regarding a program
for the transfer of development rights and urban infill
and redevelopment; requires DCA to provide technical
assistance to local governments.
Procedural
Creates
163.31771
(1): Provides legislative findings with respect to the
shortage of affordable rentals in the state.
140
Adopted
October 28. 2008
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Provides definitions
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(2)
Needed
Amendment
by Element
Addressed
{where/how)
N/A*
Chapter 163,
F.S. Citations
Changes to Chapter 163, F.S. 2002-2008
(3): Authorizes local governments to permit accessory
dwelling units in areas zoned for single family
residential use based upon certain findings.
(4) An application for a building permit to construct an
accessory dwelling unit must include an affidavit from
the applicant which attests that the unit will be rented
at an affordable rate to a very-low-income, low-income
or moderate-income person or persons.
(5): Provides for certain accessory dwelling units to
apply towards satisfying the affordable housing
component of the housing element in a local
government's comprehensive plan.
Procedural
N/A
163.3184(1)(b)
163.3187
(6): Requires the DCA to report to the Legislature.
Amends the definition of "in compliance" to add
language referring to the Wekiva Parkway and
Protection Act.
(1 )(m): Created to provide that amendments to address
criteria or compatibility of land uses adjacent to or in
close proximity to military installations do not count
toward the limitation on frequency of amending
comprehensive plans
141
142
Procedural
Procedural
10-12, Laws of Florida]
Procedural
ss.
163.3191(2)(n)
Ch. 2005-290; and Ch. 2005-291
Creates ss.
163.3164(32)
163.3177
(1 )(n): Created to provide that amendments to establish
or implement a rural land stewardship area do not
count toward the limitation on frequency of amending
comprehensive plans.
Created to provide that evaluation and appraisa
reports evaluate whether criteria in the land use
element were successful in achieving land use
compatibility with military installations.
2005 [Ch. 2005-157. ss
Added the definition of "financia
15
2 and
143
feasibility
144
Adopted
28.2008
October
Procedural
(2)
5-9
Required comprehensive plans to be "financially'
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(2)
145
Needed
Amendment
by Element
Addressed
(where/how)
N/A*
Chapter 163,
F.S. Citations
Changes to Chapter 163, F.S. 2002-2008
rather than "economically" feasible.
3(a)5 Procedural
(3)(a)5.: Required the comprehensive plan to include a
5-year schedule of capital improvements. Outside
funding (i.e., from developer, other government or
funding pursuant to referendum) of these capital
improvements must be guaranteed in the form of a
development agreement or interlocal agreement.
3(a)Procedural
(3)(a)6.b.1.: Required plan amendment for the annual
update of the schedule of capital improvements.
Deleted provision allowing updates and change in the
date of construction to be accomplished by ordinance
3(a)6cProcedural
(3)(a)6.c.: Added oversight and penalty provision for
failure to adhere to this section's capital improvements
requirements.
(3) (a) 6.d Procedural
(3)(a)6.d.: Required a long-term capital improvement
schedule if the local government has adopted a long-
term concurrency management system.
(6)a N/A
(6)(a): Deleted date (October 1, 1999) by which school
sitting requirements must be adopted.
(6)(a) Future Land
Use Element and
Coastal Management
Element
Not addressed
(6)(a)
(6)(a): Add requirement that future land use element of
coastal counties must encourage the preservation of
working waterfronts, as defined in s.342.07, F.S.
(6)(c)Water Supply
Plan/Potable Water
Sub-Element
[To be adopted in November
2008.]
(6)(c): Required the potable water element to be
updated within 18 months of an updated regional water
supply plan to incorporate the alternative water supply
projects selected by the local government to meet its
water supply needs.
(6)(e) Recreation and
Open Space
No
(6) (e)
(6)(e): Added waterways to the system of sites
addressed by the recreation and open space element.
Adopted
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October
5-10
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Needed
Amendment
by Element
Addressed
(where/how)
11(d)4.c Rural Land
Stewarship Area (RLSA)
Overlay Sub-element
Policy 4.21
N/A*
Chapter 163,
F.S. Citations
Changes to Chapter 163, F.S. 2002-2008
(11)(d)4.c.: Required rural land stewardship areas to
address affordable housing.
(d) 5 RLSA Overlay Sub-
element Policy 1.7
(11 )
(11)(d)5.: Required a listed species survey be
performed on rural land stewardship receiving area
If any listed species present, must ensure adequate
provisions to protect them.
(11)(d)6 RLSA Overlay Sub-
element Policy 1 .17
(11 )(d)6.: Must enact an ordinance establishing a
methodology for creation, conveyance, and use of
stewardship credits within a rural land stewardship
area
d) 6.j RLSA Overlay Sub-
element Objective 2
11 )
(11 )(d)6.j.: Revised to allow open space and
agricultural land to be just as important as
environmentally sensitive land when assigning
stewardship credits.
(12) Public School Facilities
Element to be adopted in
November 2008
facilities element
Must adopt public schoo
12)
(12)(a) and (b): A waiver from providing this element
will be allowed under certain circumstances
N/A
12)(g) and (h): Public School
Facilities Element to be
adopted in November 2008
and (b)
(12)(a)
(12)(g): Expanded list of items to be to include
colocation, location of schools proximate to
residential areas, and use of schools as emergency
shelters.
(12)(h): Required local governments to provide maps
depicting the general location of new schools and
school improvements within future conditions maps.
Adopted
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October
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Amendment Needed
by Element
Coastal Management
Element
Adopted
October 28. 2008
Addressed
(where/how)
(12)(i): Procedural
12)O)Procedural
(13):Procedural
(14) Procedural
Procedural.
Not addressed
N/A*
Chapter 163,
F.S. Citations
Changes to Chapter 163, F.S. 2002-2008
(12)(i): Required DCA to establish a schedule for
adoption of the public school facilities element
(12)0): Established penalty for failure to adopt a public
school facility element.
to
and
(13): (New section) Encourages local governments
develop a "community vision," which provides for
sustainable growth, recognizes its fiscal constraints,
protects its natural resources.
(14): (New section) Encourages local governments to
develop a "urban service boundary," which ensures
the area is served (or will be served) with adequate
public facilities and services over the next 10 years. See
s.163.3184(17).
N/A
163.31776
[Now:
Repealed]
163.31777
163.31776 is repealed
(2): Required the public schools interlocal agreement
(if applicable) to address requirements for school
concurrency. The opt-out provision at the end of
Subsection (2) is deleted.
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147
(5): Required Palm Beach County to identify, as part of
its EAR, changes needed in its public school element
necessary to conform to the new 2005 public school
facilities element requirements.
N/A
163.3178
(7): Provided that counties exempted from public
school facilities element shall undergo re-evaluation
as part of its EAR to determine if they continue to meet
exemption criteria.
(2)(g): Expands requirement of coastal element to
include strategies that will be used to preserve
recreational and commercial working waterfronts. as
defined in s.342.07, F.S.
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Needed
Amendment
by Element
Addressed
(where/how)
(1) (a) Capital Improvements
Element (Revisions to be
adopted in November 2008.
with Public School Facilities
Element.)
(2)(a) Future Land Use
Element and Capital
Improvements Element Policy
(Revision to be adopted in
November 2008 with Potable
Water Sub-element.)
N/A*
Chapter 163,
F.S. Citations
163.3180
Changes to Chapter 163, F.S. 2002-2008
(a): Added "schools" as a required concurrency item
(2)(a): Required consultation with water supplier prior to
issuing building permit to ensure "adequate water
supplies" to serve new development is available by the
date of issuance of a certificate of occupancy.
(1
149
(2)(c)Capitallmprovements
Element Policy 14.4.A.3.
(2)(c): Required all transportation facilities to be in
place or under construction within 3 years (rather than 5
years) after approval of building permit.
N/A
(4)(c)
(4)(c): Allowed concurrency requirement for public
schools to be waived within urban infill and
redevelopment areas (163.2517).
(5) (d) Capital
Improvements
Element
No
5) (d
(5)(d): Required guidelines for granting concurrency
exceptions to be included in the comprehensive plan.
NA
-(g
5)(e)
(5)(e) - (g): If local government has established
transportation exceptions, the guidelines for
implementing the exceptions must be "consistent with
and support a comprehensive strategy, and
promote the purpose of the exceptions." Exception
areas must include mobility strategies, such as alternate
modes of transportation, supported by data and
analysis. FDOT must be consulted prior to designating a
transportation concurrency exception area.
Transportation concurrency exception areas existing
prior to July 1, 2005 must meet these requirements by
July 1,2006, or when the EAR-based amendment is
adopted, whichever occurs last.
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Needed
Amendment
by Element
Addressed
(where/how)
(6) Procedural
N/A*
Chapter 163,
F.S. Citations
Changes to Chapter 163, F.S. 2002-2008
(6): Required local government to maintain records to
determine whether 110% de minimis transportation
impact threshold is reached. A summary of these
records must be submitted with the annual capital
improvements element update. Exceeding the 110%
threshold dissolves the de minimis exceptions.
Procedural
(7)
(7): Required consultation with the Department of
Transportation prior to designating a transportation
concurrency management area (to promote infill
development) to ensure adequate level-of-service
standards are in place. The local government and the
DOT should work together to mitigate any impacts to the
Strategic Intermodal System.
Procedural
(9) (a)
(9)(a): Allowed adoption of a long-term concurrency
management system for schools.
(9)(c)Procedural
(9)(c): (New section) Allowed local governments to
issue approvals to commence construction
notwithstanding s. 163.3180 in areas subject to a long-
term concurrency management system.
EAR
ncluded in this
(9)(d)
EAR of
(9)(d): (New section) Required evaluation in
progress in improving levels of service.
(10) Transportation
Element
(10) No
(10): Added requirement that level of service standard
for roadway facilities on the Strategic Intermodal
System must be consistent with FDOT standards.
Standards must consider compatibility with adjacent
jurisdictions.
(13) and (13)(c)1 Public School
Facilities Element [Expected to
be adopted in November
2008.]
Required school concurrency (not optional)
(13)( c) 1.: Requires school concurrency after five years
to be applied on a "less than districtwide basis" (Le.,
by using school attendance zones, etc).
(13)
A~~~
October 28. 2008
Procedural
(13)(c)2
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Needed
Amendment
by Element
Addressed
(where/how)
N/A*
Chapter 163,
F .S. Citations
Changes to Chapter 163, F.S. 2002-2008
(13)(c)2.: Eliminated exemption from plan amendment
adoption limitation for changes to service area
boundaries
13)(c)3- (13)(e)2 Public School
Facilities Element [Expected to
be adopted in November
2008.]
(13)(c)3.: No application for development approval may
be denied if a less-than-districtwide measurement of
school concurrency is used; however the development
impacts must to shifted to contiguous service areas with
school capacity.
(13)(e): Allowed school concurrency to be satisfied if a
developer executes a legally binding commitment to
provide mitigation proportionate to the demand.
achieving
(13)(e)1.: Enumerated mitigation options for
proportionate-share mitigation.
(13)(e)2. If educational facilities funded in one of the
two following ways, the local government must credit
this amount toward any impact fee or exaction
imposed on the community:
· contribution of land
· construction, expansion
acquisition
land
for
payment
(13)(g)2. Section deleted
or
(13)(g)2.: (Section deleted) -It is no longer required
that a local government and school board base their
plans on consistent population projection and share
information regarding planned public school facilities,
development and redevelopment and infrastructure
needs of public school facilities. However, see
(13)(g)6.a. for similar requirement.
(13)(g)6.a Procedural
(13)(g)6.a.: [Formerly (13)(g)7.a.] Local governments
must establish a uniform procedure for determining if
development applications are in compliance with
school concurrency.
Adopted
October 28. 2008
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Needed
Amendment
by Element
Addressed
(where/how)
Chapter 163,
F.S. Citations
(13)(g)7 Deleted
N/A*
Changes to Chapter 163, F.S. 2002-2008
(13)(g)7. [Formerly (13)(g)8.] Deleted language that
allowed local government to terminate or suspend an
interlocal agreement with the school board
Procedural
(13)(h)
(13)(h): (New 2005 provision) The fact that school
concurrency has not yet been implemented by a local
government should not be the basis for either an
approval or denial of a development permit.
Procedural
(15)
(15): Prior to adopting Multimodal Transportation
Districts, FOOT must be consulted to assess the
impact on level of service standards. If impacts are
found, the local government and the FDOT must work
together to mitigate those impacts. Multimodal districts
established prior to July 1, 2005 must meet this
requirement by July 1, 2006 or at the time of the EAR-
base amendment, whichever occurs last.
(16) Ordinance adopted by
County.
N/A
163.3184
(16): (New 2005 section) Required local governments
to adopt by December 1, 2006 a method for assessing
proportionate fair-share mitigation options. FDOT
will develop a model ordinance by December 1, 2005.
(17): (New 2005 section) If local government has
adopted a community vision and urban service
boundary, state and regional agency review is
eliminated for plan amendments affecting property
within the urban service boundary. Such amendments
are exempt from the limitation on the frequency of plan
amendments.
150
N/A
(18): (New 2005 section) If a municipality has adopted
an urban infill and redevelopment area, state and
regional agency review is eliminated for plan
amendments affecting property within the urban service
boundary. Such amendments are exempt from the
limitation on the frequency of plan amendments.
Adopted
28. 2008
October
5-16
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2008 Evaluation and Appraisal Report
Needed
Amendment
by Element
Addressed
(where/how)
Procedural
N/A*
Chapter 163,
F.S. Citations
163.3187
Changes to Chapter 163, F.S. 2002-2008
(1)( c) 1.1.: Allowed approval of residential land use as a
small-scale development amendment when the
proposed density is equal to or less than the existing
future land use category. Under certain circumstances
affordable housing units are exempt from this
limitation.
151
(1 )(c)4.: (New 2005 provision) If the small-scale
development amendment involves a rural area of
critical economic concern. a 20-acre limit applies
N/A
(2)(k)
N/A
163.3191
(1)(0): (New 2005 provision) An amendment to a rura
area of critical economic concern may be approved
without regard to the statutory limit on comprehensive
plan amendments.
(2)(k): Required local governments that do not have
either a school interlocal agreement or a public school
facilities element, to determine in the EAR whether the
local government continues to meet the exemption
criteria in s.163.3177(12).
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(2) (1 )Addressed in Ch. 2 of
EAR
N/A
(2)(1): The EAR must determine whether the loca
government has met its various water supply
requirements, including development of alternative
water supply projects.
NA
(2) (0)
N/A
(2)(0): (New 2005 provision) The EAR must evaluate
whether its Multimodal Transportation District has
achieved the purpose for which it was created.
Addressed in Ch. 2 of
EAR
(2) (p)
(2)(p): (New 2005 provision) The EAR must assess
methodology for impacts on transportation
facilities.
Procedural
(10)
(10): The EAR-based amendment must be adopted
within a single amendment cycle. Failure to adopt
within this cycle results in penalties. Once updated, the
comprehensive plan must be submitted to the DCA.
Adopted
28. 2008
October
5-17
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2008 Evaluation and Appraisal Report
Needed
Amendment
by Element
Addressed
(where/how)
N/A*
N/A
Chapter 163,
F.S. Citations
163.3246
Changes to Chapter 163, F.S. 2002-2008
(10) New section designating Freeport as a certified
community.
(11) New section exempting proposed DRls within
Freeport from review under s.380.06, F.S., unless
review is requested by the local government.
2006 [Ch. 2006-68. Ch..2006-69, Ch. 2006-220
153
Ch. 2006-268, Laws of Florida]
Procedural
Ch. 2006-252, Ch. 2006-255
Establishes plan amendment procedures for
agricultural enclaves as defined in s.163.3164(33)
F.S. Ch. 2006-255, LOF.
Defines agricultural enclave
163.3162(5)
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Coastal Management
Element
Coastal Management
Element
Coastal Management
Element
Procedural
Not addressed.
Procedural
Procedural
N/A
N/A
N/A
163.3164(33)
163.3177(6)(g)2
163.31771(1)
(2) and (4)
163.3177(11)(d)
6
163.3178(2)(d)
163.3178(2)(h)
163.3178(9)(a)
Ch. 2006-255, LOF
Adds new paragraph encouraging local governments
with a coastal management element to adopt
recreational surface water use policies; such adoption
amendment is exempt from the twice per year limitation
on the frequency of plan amendment adoptions. Ch.
2006-220, LOF.
Allows the effect of a proposed receiving area to be
considered when projecting the 25-year or greater
population with a rural land stewardship area. Ch.
2006-220, LOF.
Recognizes "extremely-low-income persons" as another
income groups whose housing needs might be
addressed by accessory dwelling units and defines
such persons consistent with s.420.0004(8), F.S. Ch.
2006-69, LOF.
Assigns to the Division of Emergency Management the
responsibility of ensuring the preparation of updated
regional hurricane evacuation plans. Ch. 2006-68,
LOF.
Changes the definition of the Coastal High Hazard
Area (CHHA) to be the area below the elevation of the
category 1 storm surge line as established by the
SLOSH model. Ch. 2006-68, LOF.
Adds a new section allowing a local government to
comply with the requirement that its comprehensive
plan direct population concentrations away from the
CHHA and maintains or reduces hurricane evacuation
155
156
157
160
161
158
159
Adopted
28.2008
October
5-18
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Amendment Needed
by Element
Coastal Management
Element
Coastal Management
and Future Land Use
Element
Adopted
October 28. 2008
Addressed
(where/how)
Procedural
Procedural
Procedural
N/A*
N/A
Chapter 163,
F.S. Citations
163.3180(12)(a)
163.3187(1)(c)1
f.
163.3178(9)(b)
163.3180(2)(a)
163.3178(2)(c)
163.3208
I
Changes to Chapter 163, F.S. 2002-2008
times by maintaining an adopted LOS Standard for out-
of-county hurricane evacuation for a category 5 storm,
by maintaining a 12-hour hurricane evacuation time or
by providing mitigation that satisfies these two
requirements. Ch. 2006-68, LOF.
Adds a new section establishing a level of service for
out-of-county hurricane evacuation of no greater
than 16 hours for a category 5 storm for any local
government that wishes to follow the process in
s.163.3178(9)(a) but has not established such a level of
service by July 1, 2008. Ch. 2006-68, LOF.
Requires local governments to amend their Future
Land Use Map and coastal management element to
include the new definition of the CHHA, and to depict
the CHHA on the FLUM by July 1, 2008. Ch. 2006-68,
LOF.
Allows the sanitary sewer concurrency requirement
to be met by onsite sewage treatment and disposal
systems approved by the Department of Health. Ch.
2006-252, LOF.
Changes s.380.0651(3)(i) to s.380.0651(3)(h) as the
citation for the standards a multiuse DRI must meet or
exceed. Ch. 2006-220, LOF.
Deletes use of extended use agreement as part of the
definition of small scale amendment. Ch.2006-69,
LOF.
Creates a new section related to electric distribution
substations; establishes criteria addressing land use
compatibility of substations; requires local governments
to permit substations in all FLUM categories (except
preservation, conservation or historic preservation);
establishes compatibility standards to be used if a local
government has not established such standards;
establishes procedures for the review of applications for
the location of a new substation; allows local
governments to enact reasonable setback and
landscape buffer standards for substations. Ch. 2006-
162
167
163
164
165
166
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Amendment Needed
by Element
Adopted
October 28.2008
Addressed
(where/how)
Procedural
Procedural
Procedural
N/A*
Chapter 163,
F.S. Citations
163.3209
5-20
Creates a new section preventing a local government
from requiring a permit or other approval for vegetation
maintenance and tree pruning or trimming within an
established electric transmission and distribution
line right-of-way. Ch. 2006-268, LOF.
Community Workforce Housing Innovation Pilot
Program; created by Ch. 2006-69, LOF, section 27.
Establishes a special, expedited adoption process for
any plan amendment that implements a pilot program
project.
Affordable housing land donation density incentive
bonus; created by Ch. 2006-69, LOF, section 28.
Allows a density bonus for land donated to a local
government to provide affordable housing; requires
adoption of a plan amendment for any such land; such
amendment may be adopted as a small-scale
amendment; such amendment is exempt from the twice
per year limitation on the frequency of plan amendment
adoptions.
Changes to Chapter 163, F.S. 2002-2008
268. LOF
168
169
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170
N/A Addressed Amendment Needed by
(Where/How) Element
Procedural
(2)-(3)(e) Procedural.
Adopted
October 28. 2008
ECho 2007-196, Ch. 2007-198, Ch. 2007-204, Laws of Florida]
Citation
163.3164
163.3177
(26) Expands the definition of "urban redevelopment" to
include a community redevelopment area. Ch.2007-204,
LOF.
(32) Revises the definition of "financial feasibility" by
clarifying that the plan is financially feasibility for
transportation and schools if level of service standards are
achieved and maintained by the end of the planning period
even if in a particular year such standards are not achieved.
In addition, the provision that level of service standards need
not be maintained if the proportionate fair share process in
s.163.3180(12) and (16), F.S., is used is deleted. Ch.2007-
204, LOF.
(2) Clarifies that financial feasibility is determined using a
five-year period (except in the case of long-term
transportation or school concurrency management, in which
case a 10 or 15-year period applies). Ch. 2007-204, LOF
2007
171
(3)(a)6. Revises the citation to the MPO's TIP and long-
range transportation plan. Ch. 2007-196, LOF.
(3)(b)1. Requires an annual update to the Five-Year
Schedule of Capital Improvements to be submitted by
December 1, 2008 and yearly thereafter. If this date is
missed, no amendments are allowed until the update is
adopted. Ch. 2007-204, LOF.
172
[New]
(3)(c) Deletes the requirement that the Department must
notify the Administration Commission if an annual update to
the capital improvements element is found not in
compliance (retained is the requirement that notification must
take place is the annual update is not adopted). Ch.2007-
204, LOF.
(3)(e) Provides that a comprehensive plan as revised by an
amendment to the future land use map is financially
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[Ch. 2007-196, Ch. 2007-198, Ch. 2007-204, Laws of Florida]
N/A
2007
Amendment Needed by
Element
Addressed
(Where/How)
Citation
[New]
feasible if it is supported by (1) a condition in a development
order for a development of regional impact or binding
agreement that addresses proportionate share mitigation
consistent with 5.163.3180(12), F.S., or (2) a binding
agreement addressing proportionate fair-share mitigation
consistent with s.163.3180(16)(f), F.S., and the property is
located in an urban infill, urban redevelopment, downtown
revitalization, urban infill and redevelopment or urban service
area. Ch. 2007-204, LOF.
d Housing Element
(6)(f)
d No
(6)(f) 1
(6)(f) 1.d. Revises the housing element requirements to
ensure adequate sites for affordable workforce housing
within certain counties. Ch. 2007-198, LOF.
Housing
(6)h. and
Element.
No.
(6)h. and
(6)h. and i. Requires certain counties to adopt a plan for
ensuring affordable workforce housing by July 1, 2008 and
provides a penalty if this date is missed. Ch. 2007-198, LOF.
(4)(b) Expands transportation concurrency exceptions to
include airport facilities. Ch. 2007-204, LOF.
(17) Procedural
(4)(b)-
163.3180
(5)(b)5 Adds specifically designated urban service areas to
the list of transportation concurrency exception areas. Ch.
2007-204, LOF.
[New]
(5)(f) Requires consultation with the state land planning
agency regarding mitigation of impacts on Strategic
Intermodal System facilities prior to establishing a
concurrency exception area. Ch. 2007-204, LOF.
173
(12) and (12)(a) Deletes the requirement that the
comprehensive plan must authorize a development of
regional impact to satisfy concurrency under certain
conditions. Also, deletes the requirement that the
development of regional impact must include a residential
component to satisfy concurrency under the conditions listed
Ch. 2007-204, LOF.
Adopted
October 28. 2008
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Amendment Needed by
Element
Adopted
October 28. 2008
2007 ECho 2007-196, Ch. 2007-198. Ch. 2007-204, Laws of Florida]
- -
N/A Addressed
(Where/How)
itation
c
(12)(d) Clarifies that any proportionate-share mitigation by
development of regional impact, Florida Quality Development
and specific area plan implementing an optional sector plan
is not responsible for reducing or eliminating backlogs. Ch.
2007-204, LOF.
[New]
(13)(e)4. A development precluded from commencing
because of school concurrency may nevertheless
commence if certain conditions are met. Ch. 2007-204. LOF
[New]
(16)(c) and (f) Allows proportionate fair-share mitigation
to be directed to one or more specific transportation
improvement. Clarifies that such mitigation is not to be used
to address backlogs. Ch. 2007-204, LOF.
(17) Allows an exem pt from concurrency for certain
workforce housing developed consistent with s.380.061
and s.380.0651(3). Ch. 2007-198, LOF.
Procedural
Procedural
[New]
[New]
163.3184(19)
163.3182
5-23
9)
Allows a local government to establish a transportation
concurrency backlog authority to address deficiencies
where existing traffic volume exceeds the adopted level of
service standard. Defines the powers of the authority to
include tax increment financing and requires the preparation
of transportation concurrency backlog plans. Ch. 2007-196,
LOF and Ch. 2007-204, LOF.
Allows plan amendments that address certain housing
requirements to be expedited under certain circumstances.
Ch. 2007-198, LOF.
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175
2007 ECho 2007-196, Ch. 2007-198, Ch. 2007-204, Laws ofFI()rida]
N/A
Amendment Needed by
Element
-
-
-
~-~---
Adopted
October 28. 2008
Addressed
(Where/How)
Procedural
Procedural
Procedural
Procedural
Procedural
NA
[New]
[New]
163.32465 fNew]
5-24
339.282 [New}
Citation
163.3187(1 )(p)
163.3191(14)
420.5095(9)
163.3229
Exempts from the twice per year limitation on the frequency
of adoption of plan amendments any amendment that is
consistent with the local housing incentive strategy
consistent with s.420.9076. Ch. 2007-198, LOF.
Add an amendment to integrate a port master plan into the
coastal management element as an exemption to the
prohibition in ss.163.3191(10). Ch. 2007-196, LOF and Ch.
2007-204, LOF.
Extends the duration of a development agreement from 10
to 20 years. Ch. 2007-204, LOF.
Establishes an alternative state review process pilot
program in Jacksonville/Duval, Miami, Tampa, Hialeah,
Pinellas and Sroward to encourage urban infill and
redevelopment. Ch. 2007-204, LOF.
If a property owner contributes right-of-way and expands a
state transportation facility, such contribution may be applied
as a credit against any future transportation concurrency
requirement. Ch. 2007-196, LOF.
Establishes an expedited plan amendment adoption process
for amendments that implement the Community Workforce
Housing Innovation Pilot Program and exempts such
amendments from the twice per year limitation on the
frequency of adoption of plan amendments. Ch.2007-198
LOF.
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177
178
179
180
181
and Ch. 2008-227. Laws of Floridal
N/A
2008 Ch. 2008-191
Needed by
Amendment
Element
Addressed
(Where/How)
Citation
The future land use plan must discourage urban sprawl. Ch
2008-191, LOF.
Future Land Use Element
Future Land Use Element
Objective 1.1.5
163.3177(6)(a)
Future Land Use Element
Conservation Element
Data
Future Land Use Element
Transportation Element
Transportation Element
Adopted
28.2008
Housing Element
October
NA
Conservation Element
Polic~ 1.1.2
NA
NA
Addressed in
this Report.
NA
NA
h. and
State Comprehensive
Plan
5-25
163.3177(6)(a)
163.3177(6)(f)1
163.3177(6)U)
163.3177(6)(a)
163.3177(6)(b)
163.3177(6)(d)
163.3177(6)(d)
The future land use plan must be based upon energy-efficient
land use patterns accounting for existing and future energy
electric power generation and transmission systems. Ch.
2008-191, LOF.
The future land use plan must be based upon greenhouse
gas reduction strategies. Ch. 2008-191, LOF.
The traffic circulation element must include transportation
strategies to address reduction in greenhouse gas emissions
Ch. 2008-191, LOF.
The conservation element must include factors that affect
energy conservation. Ch. 2008-191, LOF.
The future land use map series must depict energy
conservation. Ch. 2008-191, LOF.
The housing element must include standards, plans and
principles to be followed in energy efficiency in the design
and construction of new housing and in the use of renewable
energy resources. Ch. 2008-191, LOF.
Local governments within an MPO area must revise their
transportation element to include strategies to reduce
greenhouse gas emissions. Ch. 2008-191, LOF.
Various changes were made in the State Comprehensive
Plan (Chapter 187, F. S.) that address low-carbon-emitting
electric power plants. See Section 5 of Chapter 2008-227
LOF.
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184
185
186
87
188
189
190
6. Conclusion and Recommendations
The following provides a summary of changes noted in this Evaluation and Appraisal Report by
Element. Florida statutes require that local governments amend their comprehensive plans
based upon the Evaluation and Appraisal Report within eighteen months of the Department of
Community Affairs' sufficiency determination of the report.
The recommendations included in this report provide the basis for the County's EAR-based
amendments. In addition to amendments to the goals, objectives, and policies, the data
inventory and analysis of each element should be revised to current conditions and ensure
compliance with Chapter 163 of the Florida Statutes, and 9J-5 of the Florida Administrative
Code. Recommendations for the EAR-based amendments are listed here by element:
Future Land Use Element
. Incorporate new objectives and policies which specifically address incorporation of green
development standards.
. Incorporate new objectives, policies and data as required by 2008 legislation regarding
greenhouse gas reduction strategies and energy-efficient land use patterns.
. Address intensity standards for non-residential uses (a floor area ratio or a combination
of floor area (in square feet) and height or number of floors).
. Incorporate future revisions to the Airport Master Plan into the Comprehensive Plan.
. Incorporate the recommendations of the FAR 150 noise study into the Comprehensive
Plan.
. Revise the Land Development Regulations to update the Airport Overlay District and the
section referencing the 1984 Clear Zone Plans, which are no longer applicable to the
Airport.
. Determine best planning strategies for rural lands with DCA and with public participation
as part of the EAR-based amendments process. Such efforts should include initiating
the review of a transfer of development strategies and amendments to the Rural Land
Stewardship program.
. Explore other innovative techniques for preservation of agricultural and rural lands
including additional action steps in the Committee for a Sustainable Treasure Coast -
Final Report.
. Consider innovative partnerships between urban areas, local and regional governmental
entities, and rural landowners that take advantage of the services and benefits that rural
lands can provide to urban areas and the region as a whole. Examples might include
compensating rural landowners to support CERP, IRL South Plan, and research on
biofuels.
St. Lucie County
2008 Evaluation and Appraisal Report
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Adopted
Getber 28, 2008
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Transportation Element
· Update all data in Inventory, Data and Analysis Section and the County's Concurrency
Management System.
· Review and consider revision of the transportation element's objectives and policies to
better understand and evaluate the impacts of the current land use pattern on the
transportation system.
· Review and consider revision of the transportation element's objectives and policies to
support the tools used by the county that help shift the burden for funding and
constructing roadway capacity improvements away from taxpayers towards new
development using Proportionate Fair Share, and impact fees as further implemented by
the Land Development Code.
· Include a policy to utilize TRIP funds where appropriate to finance projects with regional
impacts.
· Consider including the results and recommendations from the 2030 LRTP and more fully
participate with establishing and implementing the recommendations of the 2035
RLRTP.
· Include policies that support the Transit Development Plan (TDP) update such as:
Pursue funding sources for transit through the South Florida Commuter Service, Florida
Department of Transportation and Federal Transit Administration.
· Include the policies for coordination on trails and greenways with the FDOT.
· Adopt level of service standards (LOS) designated by the Florida Department of
Transportation (FDOT) for Florida Intrastate Highway System (FIHS) and Strategic
Intermodal System (SIS).
· Review adopted levels of service standards (LOS) for arterials and other classified
roadways within the County to ensure they are consistent with the needs of the County
and the ability to fund, construct and maintain these facilities. Moreover, these LOS
standards should be reviewed with the understanding that the current single-occupant
auto-oriented land use pattern upon which they are founded may be unsustainable.
· Adopt Traffic Demand Management (TDM) measures and explore related land use
alternatives reduce traffic congestion, improve levels of service reduce single occupant
automobile trips, reduce fossil fuel consumption and emissions, and reduce the need to
fund, construct and maintain additional lane-miles of roadway capacity within the
County.
· Include policies reqUiring incorporation of Transit Oriented Development (TOD)
guidelines into the Land Development Code.
· Add policies that guide the implementation and update of the November 2007 Bicycle,
Pedestrian, Greenways & Trailways Master Plan.
St. Lucie County
2008 Evaluation and Appraisal Report
6-2
Adopted
October 28, 2008
. Continue to work towards the implementation of St. Lucie TPO Bicycle and Pedestrian
Plan.
. Actively pursue federal funding and grants for transportation transit, travel demand
management, transit oriented design, and other innovative strategies to reduce the need
to fund, construct and maintain additional lane-miles of roadway capacity.
. Address 2008 legislation that requires Transportation Elements to address greenhouse
gas reduction strategies.
. Include data, analysis and suggested improvements from the TVC area traffic study.
Housing Element
. Create public-private partnership via formation of locally based private nonprofit housing
development corporation.
. Continue support for the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee.
. Develop guidelines for an inclusionary housing program that will provide an incentive for
private development to include a portion of residential units as certified affordable when
feasible.
. Establish a Community Land Trust.
. Adopt Land Banking guidelines as deemed appropriate.
. Form a Housing Trust Fund that will be the depository for any funds donated or received
for mitigation or other fees that are to be dedicated to meeting affordable housing needs.
. Develop a program to work with employers to utilize existing programs or develop
specialized programs to assist employers who desire to participate in making housing in
reasonable proximity to the workplace affordable and attainable.
. Estimates of need for rural and farm worker households in the County should be
revisited.
. Encourage rehabilitation rather than demolition, whenever feasible.
. Affordable housing should be constructed using green building practices.
. Review housing affordability based upon decreasing property values to ensure efficiency
of the workforce and affordable housing delivery system.
. Include policies to ensure adequate sites for affordable workforce housing.
Infrastructure Element
Potable Water Sub-element
St. Lucie County
2008 Evaluation and Appraisal Report
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Adopted
October 28.2008
· Schedule an update to the Well field Protection Ordinance.
· Promote water conservation and encourage the use of reclaimed water.
Solid Waste Sub-Element
· Recycle waste to the fullest extent possible and provide economic opportunities through
recycling and reuse of the existing and future waste stream.
Coastal Management Element
· Incorporate policies to ensure the removal of invasive exotic vegetation on coastal
systems with any development or redevelopment proposal as well as criteria to ensure
appropriate re-vegetation and long-term exotic maintenance control. Stabilization
measures for areas impacted by exotic removal should be included for the period before
re-vegetation is established.
· Incorporate a policy to establish a restoration program on public beach and dune
lands for effective exotic vegetation control measures with viable replanting and
maintenance plans.
· Incorporate a policy to consider and evaluate, when reviewing redevelopment
applications, the feasibility of and whether any benefits may accrue through the
removal/remediation of previously existing manmade alterations on the shorelines and
dunes as part of the redevelopment project.
· Incorporation of a policy to identify that the County shall monitor the characteristics of
the dune and other natural resource systems through the development review process
and that any indications of changes shall be examined and current conservation
management policies shall be refined as needed in order to remain responsive to
evolving problems and issues.
· Incorporate a policy to consider scientifically-based sea level rise data when planning
long-term infrastructure and capital improvement activities, and in future land use
decisions.
· Incorporate a policy to indicate that the County shall support a program in coordination
with the Local Mitigation Strategy committee to educate home and business owners on
mitigation techniques for protecting their coastal structures.
· As part of the EAR-based amendment process the Integration of the Local Mitigation
Strategy into the Local Comprehensive Plan report should be reviewed in its entirety and
the recommendations the County feels are most applicable and would balance
community vulnerability against potential economic and social costs should be
incorporated into the Comprehensive Plan.
· As a part of the EAR-based amendment process the data section can be updated to
reflect current information on marine turtle nesting activity, hurricane activity, beach
erosion and nourishment programs.
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. Include a policy for post-disaster redevelopment.
Conservation Element
. Ensure that surface water management systems be designed and operated consistent
with state, federal, and regional standards and the County's adopted level of service.
. Provide support and effective coordination with the SFWMD, ACOE and other applicable
organizations to facilitate the development of the CERP Indian River Lagoon South Plan
(IRL - South Plan) and the implementation of the Surface Water Improvement and
Management (SWIM) initiative.
. Support the County Mosquito Control District programs for reconnection, restoration and
management of impoundment areas.
. Continue the acquisition of properties for the preservation and restoration of the IRL
system.
. Incorporation of updated data from the 2004 county-wide native habitat inventory.
. Incorporate updated data on the status of threatened, endangered and species of
special concern.
. I ncorporate policies to establish the base-line and benchmarks for future habitat
protection goals.
. Continue the acquisition, conservation and preservation of native habitats.
. Incorporate information on large water quality restoration projects into the data section of
the Comprehensive Plan.
. Include objectives and policies to ensure continued compatibility of future land use
designations.
. Include data on energy conservation as required in 2008 legislation for Conservation
Elements.
. Include policy to facilitate energy conservation in existing public buildings.
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Recreation and Open Space Element
· Review and revise definitions for neighborhood, community, and regional parks, as well
as passive and active recreation. Florida's 2000 Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor
Recreation Plan (SCORP) provides recommended standards and definitions.
· These new classifications can be applied to an updated parks inventory, which will
provide for a more appropriate LOS measurement.
· Provide updated inventory and map when Comprehensive Plan is amended.
· Add policies that guide the implementation and update of the November 2007 Bicycle,
Pedestrian, Greenways & Trailways Master Plan.
· Incorporate the County's focus on regional parks and the feasibility of future regional
parks.
· Create an interagency parks and recreation facility task force to maximize partnerships.
· Continue management plans for the purchase of ESLs, and plan for sustainable
recreation opportunities.
Intergovernmental Coordination Element
· Update Policy 10.1.10 to current joint planning issues between St. Lucie County and the
municipalities.
· Coordination with the regional policy plan.
· Provide for opportunities to engage in agreements for transfer development rights with
municipalities.
· Include policy to ensure adoption of interlocal agreements within one year of adoption of
the amended intergovernmental coordination element, pursuant to the requirements of
Section 163.3177(6)(h)2., F.S.
· Adopt a policy to involve the navigation and inlet districts and other appropriate state and
federal agencies and the public in providing for or identifying dredge spoil disposal sites
for the counties and municipalities in the coastal area with spoil disposal responsibilities.
· Adopt a policy to resolve conflicts between a coastal local government and a public
agency seeking a dredge spoil disposal site through the Coastal Resources Interagency
Management Committee's dispute resolution process.
· Recognition of campus master plans prepared pursuant to Section 240.155, F .S., and
procedures for coordination of the provisions of the campus master development
agreement.
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Capital Improvements Elements
. Incorporate timing requirements from 163.3180 regarding public facilities.
. Ensure land development code regarding Adequate Public Facilities reflects new
school concurrency requirements.
. Consider the feasibility of creating and implementing a concurrency and capacity
database.
. Determine a level of service standard for policies 11.1.1.24; 11.1.1.25; and
11.1.1.26.
. Establishment of a LOS standard for mass transit Policy 11 .1 .1.13.
. Include a schedule to provide for the annual update of the CIE.
Economic Development Element
. Monitor business creation including for-profit status, which cluster the business
supports. salaries, number of employees, and related higher learning programs
needed to support the business. Create timeline to establish the database(s).
. Monitor existing businesses including for-profit status, which cluster the business
supports, salaries, number of employees, and related higher learning programs
needed to support the business. Create timeline to establish the database(s).
. Coordinate with local and regional job creation and retention efforts that support and
improve job skills.
. Identify need to coordinate educational programs and economic development policy
with Growth Management.
. Create GIS database tracking clusters by examining the location of related
businesses.
. Continue to provide incentives for economic development such as expedited review
of development applications and impact fee waivers. Set timeline for the creation of
an expedited application review program and interagency point person.
. Continue to monitor the particular incentives that were utilized for business
recruitment and track the long-term financial value of the incentives.
. Continue to monitor new and existing businesses recruitment of employees from
local colleges and universities.
. Monitor the origination of international tourists, to determine in which areas
marketing should be focused.
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· Promote the expansion of eco-tourism by encouraging existing and new hotels to
participate in the Florida Green Lodging Program.
· Promote the expansion of commercial service at the airport. Create specific timelines
to achieve the various components of this goal.
· Provide for the identification of desired sites consistent with the County's growth
management and land use strategies for each targeted industry as well as for other
desired contributory business users with the potential for significant employment.
· Continue to establish grant opportunities for the sustainable re-use of agriculture
land. Find a means of achieving continued bone fide agriculture operations through
innovative land use alternatives such as TDRs and cultivation of alternative energy
forms.
· Promote and identify internships and training for green sector jobs.
· Create a policy to provide a target ratio for jobs/housing balance.
Rural Land Stewardship Overlay Sub-Element
· It is the County's intent to place the program on hold so as to review and revise all
Goals, Objectives and Policies regarding rural lands as part of the larger
comprehensive western lands planning effort.
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Appendix A
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Comtruction El1gincerll1g
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MUllicipal Engineering
Transportation Plannrng
& Traffic Engineering
Surveying & MapplI1g
Planning
Landscape Architecture
& Environmenlal Services
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Data Technologies
& Development
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EXCEPTIONAL SOLUTIONS
TO: Peter Jones, AlA - Planning Manager (Long Range)
FROM: Lorraine Tappen, AICP, Senior Planner
DATE: February 21, 2008
RE: Draft Major Issues List for Evaluation and Appraisal Report
(EAR) for Public Review
MEETING ATTENDANCE
Four (4) meetings were held, each at 6:00 p.m., in S1. Lucie County
Commission Chambers at 2300 Virginia Street in Fort Pierce. Attendance was
recorded using participant sign-in sheets and is tabulated below. (It is believed
actual attendance was slightly higher at each of these meetings because not
every attendee signed-in.)
Date
October 22, 2007
October 25, 2007
October 30, 2007
November 13,2007
Attendance
31
18
23
24
PUBLIC COMMENTS SUMMARY
During each meeting, residents were asked what they liked and disliked about
St. Lucie County and its Comprehensive Plan. Those who spoke were well-
informed on the goals, objectives, and policies in the current Plan, and offered
suggested updates and changes based on the issues that were most important to
them.
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Each of these meetings was broadcast live on SLCTV and is available for viewing using
the Video On Demand feature on www.stlucieco.gov.
A survey was made available to the attendees of each meeting. From a selection of
various planning topics, participants were asked to mark those items that were of most
interest or concern to them. Additionally, participants were encouraged to provide
written comments, concerns, and recommendations, either on their survey forms or online
through a link on the Growth Management Department's homepage.
The survey, along with all oral and written comments submitted, accompanies this memo.
Following is a generalized ranking of the top issues of interest or concern, based upon
frequency of topic response:
1. Environmental / Sustainability / Conservation Issues
2. General Development Issues
3. Drainage / Utilities / Water / Concurrency
4. Land Use
5. Residential Density
6. Economic Development
7. Traffic Circulation
8. Coastal Management
9. Agriculture / Rural/Western Lands
10. Capital Improvements (tie)
10. Intergovernmental Coordination (tie)
MAJOR ISSUES
As stated above, input was also received from various public agencies. These included
the Florida Department of Transportation, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation
Commission, and the South Florida Water Management District. Meetings with the
Growth Management Department, as well as other County staff, provided the consultant
with further direction as to subject matter for the EAR's major issues section.
Considering public input and input from County staff and state agencies, a Major Issues
list was compiled for consideration by the Planning and Zoning Board on January 10,
2008 in a public workshop. The Planning and Zoning Board recommended the Major
Issues List and added the following new issues:
. Intergovernmental coordination of county and municipalities
. Neighborhood blight and the need for neighborhood planning
. Ensure incorporation of the Port Master Plan
. Review of County affordable housing strategies
. Prepare for the addition of a Historic Preservation Element
The Planning and Zoning Board as well as members of the public attending the meeting
expressed concern on the order of the Major Issues list. The Major Issues list has been
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re-ordered to reflect the generalized ranking of issues.
On January 25,2008, the Board of County Commissioners held a Major Issues Workshop
as well to receive public input and to consider the Major Issues list. It was determined
that additional public review was needed and that County staff would advertise the list in
order solicit additional input to ensure the list has consensus.
The Board also agreed to add the following new issue:
. Hotel density on Hutchinson Island
The revised major issues list is as follows:
A. Environmental / Sustainability / Conservation Issues
1. Protection of the Indian River Lagoon
2. Land use compatibility with water quality restoration efforts
3. Incorporation of green standards
4. Habitat protection on a County-wide and regional basis
B. General Development and
Drainage / Utilities / Water / Concurrency
1. Water supply and facilities for projected population
C. Land Use
1. Airport and development compatibility
2. Neighborhood blight and the need for neighborhood planning
3. Prepare for the addition of a Historic Preservation Element
4. Hotel density on Hutchinson Island
D. Economic Development
1. Encourage job creation and economic development
2. Review of County affordable housing strategies
E. Traffic Circulation
1. Regional transportation goals
2. Incorporation of transit guidelines
F. Coastal Management
1. Protection of beach and beach dune system
G. Agriculture / Rural/Western Lands
I. Incorporation of new County policies regarding rural and agricultural lands
H. Capital Improvements
I. Concurrency managements and timing of infrastructure improvements
2. Consideration of alternate park level of service standards.
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I. Intergovernmental Coordination
1. Intergovernmental coordination of the County and municipalities
2. Ensure incorporation of the Port Master Plan
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Ray Eubanks, Plan Processing Administrator
Division of Community Planning
Department of Community Affairs
255 Shumard Oak Boulevard
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2100
RE: EAR Scope of Work
Dear Mr. Eubanks:
In October and November 2007, S1. Lucie County held four public scoping meetings.
Representatives of state, regional, and municipal agencies were invited along with the
public to receive input on key planning issues required to be addressed in the
County's Evaluation and Appraisal Report (EAR).
Attached to this letter is a scope of work identifying the issues to be addressed by St.
Lucie County during the EAR process as regulated by Chapter 163.3191, Florida
Statutes. Please review the scope and if appropriate issue a Letter of Understanding
agreeing to the proposed issues and scope.
If there are any questions regarding this scope of work, please feel free to contact me
or the County's comprehensive planning consultant, Lorraine Tappen at Calvin-
Giordano and Associates, 954-921-7781 or Itappen@calvin-giordano.com.
Sincerely,
Mark Satterlee, AICP
Director, Growth Management Administration
Cc: Lorraine Tappen, CGA
Attachment
JOSEPH E. SMITH. District NO.1. DOUG COWAI\D. District NO.2. PAULA A. LEWI~. District No. -3 . CHAI\LES GI\ANDE. District No.4. CHI\IS mAFT. District No 5
County Adminlstro,or - Douglas M. Anderson
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www.co.st-Iucie.fl.us
St. Lucie County Comprehensive Plan EAR Scope of Work:
(a) Population growth and changes in land area since the adoption of the original plan
or the most recent update amendments.
(b) The extent of vacant and developable land.
(c) The financial feasibility of implementing the comprehensive plan and of providing
needed infrastructure to achieve and maintain adopted level-ot-service standards and
sustain concurrency management systems through the capital improvements element,
as well as the ability to address infrastructure backlogs and meet the demands of
growth on public services and facilities.
(d) Location of development as anticipated in the original plan, or in the plan as
amended by the most recent evaluation and appraisal report update amendments, such
as within areas designated for urban growth.
(e) An identification of the major issues for the County and, where pertinent, the
potential social, economic, and environmental impacts. Major issued to be addressed
include the following:
A. Environmental! Sustalnabllity I Conservation Issues
1. Protection of the Indian River Lagoon
2. Land use compatibility with water quality restoration efforts
3. Incorporation of green standards
4. Habitat protection on a County-wide and regional basis
B. General Development and
Drainage! Utilities I Water! Concurrency
1. Water supply and facilities for projected population
C. land Use
1. Airport and development compatibility
2. Neighborhood blight and the need for neighborhood planning
3. Prepare for the addition of a Historic Preservation Element
4. Hotel density on Hutchinson Island
D. Economic Development
1. Encourage job creation and economic development
2. Review of County affordable housing strategies
E. Traffic Circulation
1. Regional transportation goals
2. Incorporation of transit guidelines
F. Coastal Management
1. Protection of beach and beach dune system
G. Agriculture I Rural I Western lands
1. Incorporation of new County policies regarding rural and agricultural lands
H. Capital Improvements
1. Concurrency managements and timing of infrastructure improvements
2. Consideration of alternate park level of service standards.
I. Intergovernmental Coordination
1. Intergovernmental coordination of the County and municipalities
2. Ensure incorporation of the Port Master Plan
(f) Relevant changes to the state comprehensive plan, the requirements of this part. the
minimum criteria contained in chapter 9J-5, Florida Administrative Code, and the
appropriate strategic regional policy plan since the adoption of the original plan or the
most recent evaluation and appraisal report update amendments.
(g) An assessment of whether the plan objectives within each element, as they relate to
major issues, have been achieved. The report shall include, as appropriate,
identification as to whether unforeseen or unanticipated changes in circumstances have
resulted in problems or opportunities with respect to major issues identified in each
element and the social, economic, and environmental impacts of the issue.
(h) A brief assessment of successes and shortcomings related to each element of the
plan including a brief overview of each element.
(i) The identification of any actions or corrective measures, including whether plan
amendments are anticipated to address the major issues identified and analyzed in the
report. Such identification shall include, as appropriate, new population projections, new
revised planning timeframes, a revised future conditions map or map series, an updated
capital improvements element, and any new and revised goals, objectives, and policies
for major issues identified within each element. This paragraph shall not require the
submittal of the plan amendments with the evaluation and appraisal report.
U) A summary of the public participation program and activities undertaken by the
County in preparing the report.
(k) The coordination of the comprehensive plan with existing public schools.
(I) The extent to which the County has been coordinating water supply planning with
land successful in identifying alternative water supply projects and traditional water
supply projects, including conservation and reuse, necessary to meet the water needs
identified in s.73.0361 (2)(a) within the County's jurisdiction. The report will evaluate the
degree to which the County has implemented the work plan for building public, private,
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and regional water supply facilities, including the development of alternative water
supplies identified in the element as necessary to serve existing and new development.
(m) If any of the jurisdiction of the local government is located within the coastal high-
hazard area, an evaluation of whether any past reduction in land use density impairs the
property rights of current residents when redevelopment occurs, including, but not
limited to, redevelopment following a natural disaster.
(n) An assessment of the extent to which changes are needed to develop a common
methodology for measuring impacts on transportation facilities for the purpose of
implementing its concurrency management system in coordination with the
municipalities and counties, as appropriate pursuant s. 163.3180.
Appendix C
STATE OF FLORIDA
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
"Dedicated to making Florida a better place to call home"
CHARLIE CRIST
Go,e'cor
THOMAS G PELHAM
Secretary
April 2..l, 2008
\1r. Mark Satterke.. A.ICP.. Director
CJr<.1\\lh \Ianagement Administration
St. Lucie County
2300 Virginia .\venue
Fort Pierce. Florida 34982-5652
Re: St. Lucie County Evaluation and Appraisal Report
Letter of Understanding
Dear i\lr. Satterlee:
The Department has reviewed your Letter of Understanding dated April 3. 2008 outlining
the major issues that will be the focus of the County's Evaluation and Appraisal Rep0l1 (EAR).
We have also discussed the scope of \vork outlined in your letter with the state and regional
agencies that will be reviewing the EAR when it is submitted. Based upon the comments
received from these agencies. the Department is recommending that the scope of work be revised
to address:
.
The need to balance jobs and housing and to consider regional coordination on economic
development efforts
.
Planning issues in rural and in agricultural areas of the County
.
Hurricane evacuation and coastal high hazard areas based on Section 163.31 7 8(:2)( h) and
(9). Florida Statutes
.
Transportation issues including transit 100:atinns. land uses and densities and intensities in
transit locations: the need for other multimodal facilities (other types of transit and a
hicycle and pedestrian net\\ ark): new east-west road corridors and protection of road
right-of-\\a) s. and the need for impro\ eJ wordination with oth\.T local gtH ernments.
state and regional agencies. including metropolitan planning organizations to address
transportation issues
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We hope that you will tind these recol11mend~ltions bendicial and that they \\ ill be
incorporated into the County" s EAR scope of work. Please notify the Department. by return
letter. of your acceptance of these additions. We very much appreciate the County's cooperation
and effort in working with the Department to ensure that the important issues identitied in the
County's scope of work will be addressed in the EAR.
If you or your staff has any questions or if we can be of further assistance as you proceed
with preparing the EAR. please contact Sevini Guftey. AlCP. Planner at (850) 922-5315.
Sincer~ly. ~~
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Mike McDaniel, Chief
Office of Comprehensive Planning
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cc: Wendy Evans, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Tracy Suber, Florida Department of Education
Jim Quinn. Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Susan Harp, Florida Department of State
Mary Ann Poole, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Gerry O'Reilly. Florida Department of Transportation, District 4
P. K. Shanna, South Florida Water Management District
Terry Hess, Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council
Lorraine Tappen, Calvin-Giordano and Associates (County planning consultant)